invent: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with I · ends with T
Meaning of invent
verb
To design a new process or mechanism.
Example: After weeks of hard work, I invented a new way to alphabetize matchbooks.
To create something fictional for a particular purpose.
Example: I knew I had to invent an excuse, and quickly.
- obsolete
To come upon; to find; to discover.
Listed forms: invents, inventing, invented, glossary, inventest.
Source: Wiktionary — invent.
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 invent.
verb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
verb
concoct something artificial or untrue
- fabricate
- manufacture
- cook up
- make up
- vamp
- vamp up
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is invent in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of invent
I(1) + N(1) + V(4) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of invent
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from invent
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