great: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 6 letter points · starts with G · ends with T
Meaning of great
adj
Taking much space; large.
Taking much space; large. Much, more than usual.
Example: great worry
- UK, informal
Taking much space; large. Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
Example: a dirty great smack in the face
- informal
Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic.
Example: Dinner was great.
Listed forms: greater, greatest, geet, gert, girt, gurt.
Source: Wiktionary — great.
intj
Expression of gladness and content about something.
Example: Great! Thanks for the wonderful work.
A sarcastic inversion thereof.
Example: Oh, great! I just dumped all 500 sheets of the manuscript all over and now I have to put them back in order.
Listed forms: geet, gert, girt, gurt.
Source: Wiktionary — great.
noun
A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
Example: Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science.
The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.
- usually
An instance of the word great signifying an additional generation in phrases expressing family relationships.
Example: my three-greats grandmother
- informal, rare
A great-grandparent.
Listed forms: greats, geet, gert, girt, gurt.
Source: Wiktionary — great.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
of major significance or importance
adjective
excellent
adjective
uppercase
adjective
in an advanced stage of pregnancy
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is great in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of great
G(2) + R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of great
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from great
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in great. Showing up to 24, longest first.