level: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with L · ends with L
Meaning of level
adj
The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
Example: This table isn't quite level; see how this marble rolls off it?
At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
Example: We tried to hang the pictures so that the bottom of the frames were level with the dark line in the wallpaper.
Unvaried in frequency.
Example: His pulse has been level for 12 hours.
Unvaried in volume.
Example: His voice has been unchanged. It has been level for 12 hours.
Listed forms: leveler, leveller, levelest, levellest.
Source: Wiktionary — level.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
Example: Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed.
- countable, uncountable
A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
Example: By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor.
- countable, uncountable
Degree or amount.
Example: The sound level is much too high; this hurts my ears.
- countable, uncountable
Achievement or qualification.
Example: She achieved a high level of distinction.
Listed forms: levels.
Source: Wiktionary — level.
verb
- transitive
To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
Example: You can level the table by turning the pads that screw into the feet.
- transitive
To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
Example: The hurricane leveled the forest.
- intransitive
To progress to the next level.
Example: I levelled after defeating the dragon.
- transitive
To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
Example: He levelled an accusation of fraud at the directors. The hunter levels the gun before taking a shot.
Listed forms: levels, leveling, levelling, leveled, levelled.
Source: Wiktionary — level.
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 level.
adjective
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
adjective
not showing abrupt variations
adjective
of the score in a contest
noun
a position on a scale of intensity or amount 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 level in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of level
L(1) + E(1) + V(4) + E(1) + L(1) = 8 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 level
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 level
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in level. Showing up to 24, longest first.