instruction: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 13 letter points · starts with I · ends with N
Meaning of instruction
noun
- uncountable
The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
Example: Students receive instruction in the arts and sciences.
- countable
An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
- countable
An order or command.
- countable, in-plural, uncountable
A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
Listed forms: instructions.
Source: Wiktionary — instruction.
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 instruction.
noun
a message describing how something is to be done
noun
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
noun
the profession of a teacher
noun
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is instruction 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 instruction
I(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + U(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(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 instruction
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 instruction
304 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in instruction. Showing up to 24, longest first.