policy: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 13 letter points · starts with P · ends with Y
Meaning of policy
noun
- countable, uncountable
A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body.
Example: The Communist Party has a policy of returning power to the workers.
- countable, uncountable
A document describing such a policy.
Example: Please print extra copies of this policy and post them where it will be easy for everyone to see.
- countable, uncountable
Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness.
- Scotland, countable, in-plural, uncountable
The grounds of a large country house.
Listed forms: policies.
Source: Wiktionary — policy.
verb
- transitive
To regulate by laws; to reduce to order.
Listed forms: policies, policying, policied.
Source: Wiktionary — policy.
noun
A contract of insurance.
A document containing or certifying this contract.
Example: Your insurance policy covers fire and theft only.
A number pool lottery
- obsolete
An illegal daily lottery in late nineteenth and early twentieth century USA on numbers drawn from a lottery wheel (no plural)
Listed forms: policies.
Source: Wiktionary — policy.
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 policy.
noun
written contract or certificate of insurance
- insurance policy
- insurance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is policy in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of policy
P(3) + O(1) + L(1) + I(1) + C(3) + Y(4) = 13 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 policy
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 policy
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in policy. Showing up to 24, longest first.