quest: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 14 letter points · starts with Q · ends with T
Meaning of quest
noun
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
Example: the hero's quest
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. A task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward or advance the story.
The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
Example: to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
- obsolete
A request; a desire; a solicitation.
Listed forms: quests.
Source: Wiktionary — quest.
verb
- intransitive
To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
- transitive
To search for something; to seek.
To locate and attach to a host animal.
Listed forms: quests, questing, quested.
Source: Wiktionary — quest.
noun
A short test.
Listed forms: quests.
Source: Wiktionary — quest.
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 quest.
noun
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
noun
the act of searching for something
verb
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
verb
express the need or desire for
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is quest in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of quest
Q(10) + U(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 14 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 quest
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 quest
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in quest. Showing up to 24, longest first.