library: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with L · ends with Y
Meaning of library
noun
An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
Example: She went to exchange her books at her local library.
- broadly
Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community.
Example: You can check out a bandsaw from the tool library.
A collection of books or other forms of stored information.
A collection of information or reference materials not in book form.
Example: She has the most impressive record library I've ever seen.
Listed forms: libraries.
Source: Wiktionary — library.
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 library.
noun
a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
- depository library
noun
(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use
- program library
- subroutine library
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is library 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 library
L(1) + I(1) + B(3) + R(1) + A(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 12 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 library
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 library
53 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in library. Showing up to 24, longest first.