identify: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with I · ends with Y
Meaning of identify
verb
- transitive
To establish the identity of someone or something.
Example: It was hard to identify the shoplifter because the CCTV records didn't have a clear image.
- transitive
To disclose the identity of someone.
Example: The Associated Press will not identify the suspect of the crime because he is a juvenile.
- transitive
To establish the taxonomic classification of an organism.
- transitive
To equate or make the same; to unite or combine into one.
Listed forms: identifies, identifying, identified.
Source: Wiktionary — identify.
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 identify.
verb
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
verb
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
verb
identify as in botany or biology, for example
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is identify in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of identify
I(1) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + F(4) + Y(4) = 15 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 identify
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from identify
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