reliable: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of reliable
adj
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.
Source: Wiktionary — reliable.
noun
Something or someone reliable or dependable
Listed forms: reliables.
Source: Wiktionary — reliable.
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 reliable.
adjective
worthy of reliance or trust
adjective
worthy of being depended on
adjective
conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is reliable in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of reliable
R(1) + E(1) + L(1) + I(1) + A(1) + B(3) + L(1) + E(1) = 10 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 reliable
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 reliable
113 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in reliable. Showing up to 24, longest first.