kind: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 9 letter points · starts with K · ends with D
Meaning of kind
noun
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
Example: What kind of (a) person are you?
A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
Example: The opening served as a kind of window.
Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
Example: in kind
Equivalent means used as response to an action.
Example: in kind
Listed forms: kinds, kinde, kynd, kynde.
Source: Wiktionary — kind.
adj
Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
Affectionate.
Example: a kind man; a kind heart
Favorable.
Mild, gentle, forgiving
Example: The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well.
Listed forms: kinder, kindest, kinde.
Source: Wiktionary — kind.
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 kind.
adjective
agreeable, conducive to comfort
adjective
tolerant and forgiving under provocation
noun
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is kind in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of kind
K(5) + I(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 9 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 kind
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from kind
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in kind. Showing up to 24, longest first.