institution: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 11 letter points · starts with I · ends with N
Meaning of institution
noun
- countable, uncountable
A long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
Example: The University of the South Pacific is the only internationally accredited institution of higher education in Oceania.
- countable, uncountable
A custom or practice of a society or community.
Example: The institution of marriage is present in many cultures but its details vary widely across them.
- countable, uncountable
The building or buildings which house such an organization.
Example: He's been in an institution since the crash.
- countable, informal, uncountable
A mental institution.
Listed forms: institutions.
Source: Wiktionary — institution.
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 institution.
noun
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
noun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- mental hospital
- psychiatric hospital
- mental institution
- mental home
- insane asylum
- asylum
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is institution in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of institution
I(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(1) + I(1) + T(1) + U(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 11 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 institution
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 institution
107 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in institution. Showing up to 24, longest first.