particular: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 14 letter points · starts with P · ends with R
Meaning of particular
adj
Specific; discrete; concrete.
Example: I couldn't find the particular model you asked for, but I hope this one will do.
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
Example: I don't appreciate your particular brand of cynicism.
Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions).
Example: My five favorite places are, in no particular order, New York, Chicago, Paris, San Francisco and London.
- comparable
Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious.
Example: He is very particular about his food and if it isn't cooked to perfection he will send it back.
Listed forms: perticular.
Source: Wiktionary — particular.
noun
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
- plural
A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.)
- obsolete
A person's own individual case.
Listed forms: particulars, perticular.
Source: Wiktionary — particular.
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 particular.
adjective
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
adjective
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
adjective
first and most important
adjective
exacting especially about details
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is particular in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of particular
P(3) + A(1) + R(1) + T(1) + I(1) + C(3) + U(1) + L(1) + A(1) + R(1) = 14 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 particular
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 particular
169 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in particular. Showing up to 24, longest first.