regulation: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 11 letter points · starts with R · ends with N
Meaning of regulation
noun
- uncountable
The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
- countable
A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
Example: Army regulations state a soldier AWOL over 30 days is a deserter.
- countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
- countable, in-plural, often, singular
A type of law made by the executive branch of a government, usually as authorized by a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so. A numbered provision within such kind of legislation.
Example: Regulation 18B of the Defence (General) Regulations 1939 (S.R. & O. 1939/927) authorized the British government to intern suspected spies and collaborators during World War II.
Listed forms: regulations.
Source: Wiktionary — regulation.
adj
- not-comparable
In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.
Source: Wiktionary — regulation.
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 regulation.
noun
an authoritative command
noun
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
noun
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
noun
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is regulation 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 regulation
R(1) + E(1) + G(2) + U(1) + L(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(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 regulation
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from regulation
691 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in regulation. Showing up to 24, longest first.