jacket: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 19 letter points · starts with J · ends with T
Meaning of jacket
noun
Any of certain types of outerwear. A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
Any of certain types of outerwear. A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US).
Any of certain types of outerwear. An outer garment (usually white) intended for chefs and which may be taken to signify status.
- Appalachia, UK
Any of certain types of outerwear. A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
Listed forms: jackets.
Source: Wiktionary — jacket.
verb
To confine (someone) to a straitjacket.
- transitive
To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
Listed forms: jackets, jacketing, jacketting, jacketed, jacketted.
Source: Wiktionary — jacket.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
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noun
(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is jacket 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 jacket
J(8) + A(1) + C(3) + K(5) + E(1) + T(1) = 19 points.
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Anagrams of jacket
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from jacket
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