instrument: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 12 letter points · starts with I · ends with T
Meaning of instrument
noun
A device used to produce music.
Example: The violinist was a master of her instrument.
A means or agency for achieving an aspect.
A measuring or displaying device.
Example: The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity.
A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
Example: The dentist set down his tray of instruments.
Listed forms: instruments.
Source: Wiktionary — instrument.
verb
- transitive
To apply measuring devices.
Example: an instrumented test article
- transitive
To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.
Example: a sonata instrumented for orchestra
Listed forms: instruments, instrumenting, instrumented.
Source: Wiktionary — instrument.
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 instrument.
noun
the means whereby some act is accomplished
noun
a person used by another to gain an end
- pawn
- cat's-paw
noun
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
- legal document
- legal instrument
- official document
noun
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
- instrumental role
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is instrument in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of instrument
I(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + U(1) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 12 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 instrument
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from instrument
357 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in instrument. Showing up to 24, longest first.