index: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 13 letter points · starts with I · ends with X
Meaning of index
noun
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
Example: The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.
The index finger; the forefinger.
A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
Listed forms: indexes, indices.
Source: Wiktionary — index.
verb
- transitive
To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
Example: MySQL does not index short words and common words.
To inventory; to take stock.
To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
To measure by an associated value.
Listed forms: indexes, indexing, indexed.
Source: Wiktionary — index.
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 index.
noun
a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
noun
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
noun
the finger next to the thumb
- index finger
- forefinger
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is index in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of index
I(1) + N(1) + D(2) + E(1) + X(8) = 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 index
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from index
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in index. Showing up to 24, longest first.