poll: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with P · ends with L
Meaning of poll
noun
A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
Example: The student council had a poll to see what people want served in the cafeteria.
A polling place (usually as plural, polling places).
Example: The polls close at 8 p.m.
The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded.
Listed forms: polls, pol, pole.
Source: Wiktionary — poll.
verb
- transitive
To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- transitive
To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- intransitive
To vote at an election.
To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
Example: He polled a hundred votes more than his opponent.
Listed forms: polls, polling, polled, pol, pole.
Source: Wiktionary — poll.
adj
Bred without horns, and thus hornless.
Listed forms: pol, pole.
Source: Wiktionary — poll.
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 poll.
noun
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- opinion poll
- public opinion poll
- canvass
noun
the top of the head
noun
a tame parrot
- poll parrot
verb
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is poll 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 poll
P(3) + O(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 6 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 poll
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from poll
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