personnel: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with P · ends with L
Meaning of personnel
noun
- countable, uncountable
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.
- uncountable
A human resources department.
Example: I've just had a letter from personnel.
- countable, nonstandard
A member of an organization such as an army.
Listed forms: personnels.
Source: Wiktionary — personnel.
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 personnel.
noun
group of people willing to obey orders
noun
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
- personnel department
- personnel office
- staff office
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is personnel in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of personnel
P(3) + E(1) + R(1) + S(1) + O(1) + N(1) + N(1) + E(1) + L(1) = 11 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 personnel
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 personnel
175 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in personnel. Showing up to 24, longest first.