important: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 13 letter points · starts with I · ends with T
Meaning of important
adj
Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
Example: We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.
- obsolete
Pompous; self-important.
Listed forms: importanter, importantest.
Source: Wiktionary — important.
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 important.
adjective
of great significance or value
- of import
adjective
important in effect or meaning
adjective
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
adjective
having authority or ascendancy or influence
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of important
I(1) + M(3) + P(3) + O(1) + R(1) + T(1) + A(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 13 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 important
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 important
222 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in important. Showing up to 24, longest first.