pot: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of pot
noun
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes). The nominal household cooking vessel, metaphorically standing for the supply of food for a meal, or for the home.
Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot.
Various similar open-topped vessels, particularly A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffee pot or teapot.
Listed forms: pots.
Source: Wiktionary — pot.
verb
To put (something) into a pot.
Example: to pot a plant
To preserve by bottling or canning.
Example: potted meat
To package a circuit by encasing it in resin.
- transitive
To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.
Listed forms: pots, potting, potted.
Source: Wiktionary — pot.
noun
- slang, uncountable
Marijuana.
Source: Wiktionary — pot.
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 pot.
noun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
noun
the quantity contained in a pot
noun
a container in which plants are cultivated
noun
(often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pot 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 pot
P(3) + O(1) + T(1) = 5 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 pot
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from pot
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pot. Showing up to 24, longest first.