judge: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 14 letter points · starts with J · ends with E
Meaning of judge
noun
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.
Example: At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.
A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
Example: She is a good judge of wine.
Listed forms: judges, judg, iudge.
Source: Wiktionary — judge.
verb
- transitive
To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).
Example: A higher power will judge you after you are dead.
- intransitive
To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
Example: Justices in this country judge without appeal.
- transitive
To judicially rule or determine.
- transitive
To form an opinion on; to appraise.
Example: I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.
Listed forms: judges, judging, judged, judg, iudge.
Source: Wiktionary — judge.
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 judge.
noun
a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
noun
an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
verb
form a critical opinion of
- evaluate
- pass judgment
verb
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is judge in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of judge
J(8) + U(1) + D(2) + G(2) + E(1) = 14 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 judge
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 judge
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in judge. Showing up to 24, longest first.