patience: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of patience
noun
- uncountable, usually
The quality of being patient.
Example: Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.
- UK, uncountable, usually
Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
Listed forms: patiences.
Source: Wiktionary — patience.
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 patience.
noun
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
noun
a card game played by one person
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is patience in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of patience
P(3) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + E(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 12 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 patience
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 patience
137 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in patience. Showing up to 24, longest first.