paper: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with R
Meaning of paper
noun
- countable, uncountable
A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water.
Example: Draw on the paper! Not on the walls!
- countable, uncountable
An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
- countable, uncountable
A written document, generally shorter than a book; usually written as a school assignment or a government report.
Example: I can't go out tonight. I have a paper due tomorrow, and I need to finish it tonight.
- countable, uncountable
A written document that reports scientific or academic research and is usually subjected to peer review before publication in a scientific journal (as a journal article or the manuscript for one) or in the proceedings of a scientific or academic meeting (such as a conference, workshop, or symposium).
Example: Their team published a paper in the leading journal of their field, and its widespread impact elevated the reputation of their university department.
Listed forms: papers.
Source: Wiktionary — paper.
adj
- not-comparable
Made of paper.
- not-comparable
Insubstantial (from the weakness of common paper).
- not-comparable
Planned (from plans being drawn up on paper).
- not-comparable
Having a title that is merely official, or given by courtesy or convention.
Example: a paper lord
Source: Wiktionary — paper.
verb
- transitive
To apply paper to.
Example: to paper the hallway walls
- transitive
To document; to memorialize.
Example: After they reached an agreement, their staffs papered it up.
- transitive
To fill (a theatre or other paid event) with complimentary seats.
- transitive
To submit official papers to (a law court, etc.).
Listed forms: papers, papering, papered.
Source: Wiktionary — paper.
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 paper.
noun
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
noun
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
noun
a business firm that publishes newspapers
- newspaper
- newspaper publisher
noun
the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is paper in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of paper
P(3) + A(1) + P(3) + E(1) + R(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 paper
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 paper
25 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in paper. Showing up to 24, longest first.