online: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with O · ends with E
Meaning of online
adj
Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid.
Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
Example: Is this modem online?
Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
Example: I prefer to read online newspapers.
Connected to the Internet.
Example: I'll be online tonight, so I'll be able to reply to your email.
Source: Wiktionary — online.
adv
- not-comparable
While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet.
Example: He works online.
Source: Wiktionary — online.
verb
- transitive
To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state.
Listed forms: onlines, onlining, onlined.
Source: Wiktionary — online.
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 online.
adjective
on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
- on-line
adjective
connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
- on-line
adjective
being in progress now
- on-line
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is online 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 online
O(1) + N(1) + L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 6 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 online
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 online
35 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in online. Showing up to 24, longest first.