mount: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with M · ends with T
Meaning of mount
noun
A hill or mountain.
Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
Example: the mount of Jupiter
A green hillock in the base of a shield.
- obsolete
A bulwark for offence or defence; a mound.
Listed forms: mounts.
Source: Wiktionary — mount.
noun
An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
Example: The rider climbed onto his mount.
- figuratively
A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
Example: The post is the mount on which the mailbox is installed.
A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
Listed forms: mounts.
Source: Wiktionary — mount.
verb
- transitive
To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
Example: to mount stairs
- transitive
To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
Example: The rider mounted his horse.
- transitive
To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
- transitive
To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
Listed forms: mounts, mounting, mounted.
Source: Wiktionary — mount.
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 mount.
noun
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- saddle horse
- riding horse
noun
the act of climbing something
noun
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
noun
a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mount in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mount
M(3) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 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 mount
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from mount
22 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mount. Showing up to 24, longest first.