pupil: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with P · ends with L
Meaning of pupil
noun
A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.
Example: Plato was Socrates' pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato's pupil.
- obsolete
An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
Listed forms: pupils.
Source: Wiktionary — pupil.
noun
The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
The central dark part of an ocellated spot.
Listed forms: pupils.
Source: Wiktionary — pupil.
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 pupil.
noun
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
noun
a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
- schoolchild
- school-age child
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pupil in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pupil
P(3) + U(1) + P(3) + I(1) + L(1) = 9 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 pupil
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 pupil
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