provide: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of provide
verb
To make a living; earn money for necessities.
Example: It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
To act to prepare for something.
Example: provide against disaster.
To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
Example: The contract provides that the work be well done.
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
Example: Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.
Listed forms: provides, providing, provided, glossary, providest.
Source: Wiktionary — provide.
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 provide.
verb
give something useful or necessary to
verb
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
verb
mount or put up
- put up
- offer
verb
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is provide in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of provide
P(3) + R(1) + O(1) + V(4) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) = 13 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 provide
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 provide
90 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in provide. Showing up to 24, longest first.