link: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with L · ends with K
Meaning of link
noun
A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
Example: The mayor’s assistant serves as the link to the media.
One element of a chain or other connected series.
Example: The third link of the silver chain needs to be resoldered.
The connection between buses or systems.
Example: A by-N-link is composed of N lanes.
A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
Listed forms: links.
Source: Wiktionary — link.
verb
- transitive
To connect (two or more things).
- Internet, intransitive
To contain a hyperlink to another page.
Example: My homepage links to my wife's.
- Internet, transitive
To supply (someone) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.
Example: Haven't you seen his website? I'll link you to it.
- Internet, transitive
To post a hyperlink to.
Example: Stop linking those unfunny comics all the time!
Listed forms: links, linking, linked.
Source: Wiktionary — link.
noun
- obsolete
A torch, used to light dark streets.
Listed forms: links.
Source: Wiktionary — link.
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 link.
noun
the means of connection between things linked in series
noun
a fastener that serves to join or connect
noun
the state of being connected
noun
a connecting shape
- connection
- connexion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is link in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of link
L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + K(5) = 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 link
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from link
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in link. Showing up to 24, longest first.