regret: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with R · ends with T
Meaning of regret
verb
To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
Example: He regretted his words.
- broadly
To feel sorry about (any thing).
Example: I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.
- archaic, transitive
To miss; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
Listed forms: regrets, regretting, regretted.
Source: Wiktionary — regret.
noun
- countable, uncountable
Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
- countable, uncountable
The amount of avoidable loss that results from choosing the wrong action.
- countable, uncountable
One who was invited to an event who was unable to attend, but notified the organizer of this beforehand; a nonattendee.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
Dislike; aversion.
Listed forms: regrets.
Source: Wiktionary — regret.
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 regret.
noun
sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
verb
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is regret in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of regret
R(1) + E(1) + G(2) + R(1) + E(1) + T(1) = 7 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 regret
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 regret
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in regret. Showing up to 24, longest first.