recognition: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 14 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of recognition
noun
- uncountable, usually
The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).
Example: He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.
- uncountable, usually
Acceptance as valid or true.
Example: The law was a recognition of their civil rights.
- uncountable, usually
Official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
- uncountable, usually
Honour, favourable note, or attention.
Example: The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.
Listed forms: recognitions.
Source: Wiktionary — recognition.
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 recognition.
noun
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
noun
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
noun
approval
noun
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is recognition in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of recognition
R(1) + E(1) + C(3) + O(1) + G(2) + N(1) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(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 recognition
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 recognition
302 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in recognition. Showing up to 24, longest first.