purpose: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with P · ends with E
Meaning of purpose
noun
- countable, uncountable
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
Example: What is the purpose of your visit?
- countable, uncountable
Function, role.
Example: The exceptionally small gate-leg table served the purpose of a tea table admirably.
- countable, uncountable
meaning for existing or doing something.
- countable, uncountable
Resolution; determination.
Listed forms: purposes.
Source: Wiktionary — purpose.
verb
- transitive
To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
- intransitive
To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean.
- intransitive, obsolete
To discourse.
Listed forms: purposes, purposing, purposed.
Source: Wiktionary — purpose.
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 purpose.
noun
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
noun
what something is used for
noun
the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
verb
propose or intend
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is purpose in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of purpose
P(3) + U(1) + R(1) + P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 11 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 purpose
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 purpose
94 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in purpose. Showing up to 24, longest first.