mention: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with M · ends with N
Meaning of mention
noun
- countable, uncountable
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
- Internet, countable, plural, plural-only, uncountable
A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person.
Listed forms: mentions.
Source: Wiktionary — mention.
verb
- transitive
To make mention of; to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify
Example: He happened to mention your name to me.
To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.
Listed forms: mentions, mentioning, mentioned.
Source: Wiktionary — mention.
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 mention.
noun
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
noun
an official recognition of merit
- honorable mention
verb
make reference to
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mention in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mention
M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 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 mention
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 mention
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