icon: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with I · ends with N
Meaning of icon
noun
An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.
- especially
A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
- broadly
A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
Example: That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.
A small picture that represents something.
Example: Click the loudspeaker icon to configure audio settings.
Listed forms: icons, eikon, ikon.
Source: Wiktionary — icon.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for icon.
noun
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
noun
a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
- ikon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is icon in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of icon
I(1) + C(3) + O(1) + N(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 icon
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from icon
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in icon. Showing up to 24, longest first.