initial: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 7 letter points · starts with I · ends with L
Meaning of initial
adj
- not-comparable
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
Example: Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods.
- not-comparable
Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
Example: The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter.
Source: Wiktionary — initial.
noun
The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
Listed forms: initials.
Source: Wiktionary — initial.
verb
- transitive
To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
Example: Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
Listed forms: initials, initialing, initialling, initialed, initialled.
Source: Wiktionary — initial.
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Is initial in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of initial
I(1) + N(1) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 7 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 initial
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 initial
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in initial. Showing up to 24, longest first.