joint: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with J · ends with T
Meaning of joint
adj
- not-comparable
United, combined
Example: the joint influences of culture and climate
- not-comparable
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
Example: The play was a joint production between the two companies.
Source: Wiktionary — joint.
noun
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
Example: This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
Example: The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
Example: The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
Listed forms: joints.
Source: Wiktionary — joint.
verb
- transitive
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
Example: to joint boards
- transitive
To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
- transitive
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
- transitive
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
Listed forms: joints, jointing, jointed.
Source: Wiktionary — joint.
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 joint.
noun
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
- articulation
- articulatio
noun
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
noun
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
noun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is joint 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 joint
J(8) + O(1) + I(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of joint
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 joint
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in joint. Showing up to 24, longest first.