put: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of put
verb
To physically place (sth or sb swh).
Example: She put her books on the table.
To place in abstract; to attach or attribute; to assign.
Example: The government put restrictions on vehicle imports.
To bring or set (into a certain relation, state or condition).
Example: Put your house in order!
To express (something in a certain manner).
Example: When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.
Listed forms: puts, putting, putten, glossary, puttest, puttedst, putteth.
Source: Wiktionary — put.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a push.
Example: the put of a ball
- uncountable
An old card game.
Source: Wiktionary — put.
noun
- obsolete
A fellow, especially an eccentric or elderly one; a duffer.
Listed forms: puts.
Source: Wiktionary — put.
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 put.
noun
the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- put option
verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
verb
formulate in a particular style or language
verb
attribute or give
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is put in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of put
P(3) + U(1) + T(1) = 5 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 put
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 put
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in put. Showing up to 24, longest first.