project: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 18 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of project
noun
A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
- US, plural-normally
An urban, low-income housing building.
Example: Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.
- US
A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot, diamond in the rough.
- dated
An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
Example: a man given to projects
Listed forms: projects.
Source: Wiktionary — project.
verb
- intransitive
To extend beyond a surface.
- transitive
To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
- transitive
To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
- transitive
To make plans for; to forecast.
Example: The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.
Listed forms: projects, projecting, projected.
Source: Wiktionary — project.
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 project.
noun
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
noun
a planned undertaking
verb
extend out or project in space
verb
make or work out a plan for; devise
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is project in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of project
P(3) + R(1) + O(1) + J(8) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 18 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 project
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 project
61 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in project. Showing up to 24, longest first.