permission: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 14 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of permission
noun
- countable, uncountable
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
Example: Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
- countable, uncountable
The act of permitting.
- countable, uncountable
Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
Example: I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.
Listed forms: permissions, permistion, permixtion.
Source: Wiktionary — permission.
verb
- transitive
To grant or obtain authorization for.
Listed forms: permissions, permissioning, permissioned, permistion, permixtion.
Source: Wiktionary — permission.
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 permission.
noun
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is permission in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of permission
P(3) + E(1) + R(1) + M(3) + I(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(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 permission
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from permission
388 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in permission. Showing up to 24, longest first.