map: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with M · ends with P
Meaning of map
noun
A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
Example: a map of Australia, a map of Lilliput
A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
Example: a map of the Earth's magnetic field
A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
Listed forms: maps.
Source: Wiktionary — map.
verb
- transitive
To represent by means of a map.
Example: This large atlas maps the whole world in very great detail.
- transitive
To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map.
Example: The team is mapping the route of the new railway line.
- intransitive
To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
Example: This doesn't map to my understanding of how things should work.
- transitive
To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
Example: Map "volume down" to the F2 key.
Listed forms: maps, mapping, mapped.
Source: Wiktionary — map.
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 map.
noun
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
verb
plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
- map out
verb
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is map in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of map
M(3) + A(1) + P(3) = 7 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 map
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from map
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in map. Showing up to 24, longest first.