pop: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with P · ends with P
Meaning of pop
noun
- countable
A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
Example: Listen to the pop of a champagne cork.
- Canada, Inland-Northern-American, Midlands, Midwestern-US, Northern-England, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, US, Western, regional, uncountable
An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
Example: Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop.
- Canada, Inland-Northern-American, Midwestern-US, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, US, Western, countable, regional
A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
Example: Go in the store and buy us three pops.
- countable, uncountable
A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
Example: The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit.
Listed forms: pops.
Source: Wiktionary — pop.
verb
- intransitive
To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
Example: The muskets popped away on all sides.
- ergative
To burst (something) with a popping sound.
Example: The boy with the pin popped the balloon.
- ergative, figuratively
To broach or open (something) in a way that is instantaneous or sudden and that often (literally or notionally) involves a popping sound; to remove (the closure, the lid or top) from something so as to open it in this manner.
Example: pop the hood
- intransitive, usually
To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
Example: A rabbit popped out of the hole.
Listed forms: pops, popping, popped.
Source: Wiktionary — pop.
intj
A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
Source: Wiktionary — pop.
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 pop.
adjective
(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
noun
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
noun
a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
noun
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pop in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pop
P(3) + O(1) + P(3) = 7 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 pop
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 pop
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