priest: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of priest
noun
A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
Example: The priest at the Catholic church heard his confession.
A blunt tool, used for quickly stunning and killing fish.
- Mormonism
The highest office in the Aaronic priesthood.
Listed forms: priests.
Source: Wiktionary — priest.
verb
- transitive
To ordain as a priest.
Listed forms: priests, priesting, priested.
Source: Wiktionary — priest.
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 priest.
noun
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
- non-Christian priest
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is priest in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of priest
P(3) + R(1) + I(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 8 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 priest
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from priest
89 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in priest. Showing up to 24, longest first.