independent: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 15 letter points · starts with I · ends with T
Meaning of independent
adj
Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
Not affiliated with any political party.
Example: the independent candidate
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
Example: an independent property
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
Example: a man of an independent mind
Source: Wiktionary — independent.
noun
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
A small, privately owned business.
A team not affiliated with any league or conference.
Listed forms: independents.
Source: Wiktionary — independent.
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 independent.
adjective
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
- autonomous
- self-governing
- sovereign
adjective
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
noun
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
- mugwump
- fencesitter
noun
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
- freelancer
- freelance
- free-lance
- free lance
- self-employed person
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is independent in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of independent
I(1) + N(1) + D(2) + E(1) + P(3) + E(1) + N(1) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 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 independent
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 independent
103 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in independent. Showing up to 24, longest first.