remote: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of remote
adj
At a distance; disconnected.
Example: A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
Example: After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
- especially
Slight.
Example: There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
Emotionally detached.
Example: After her mother's death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
Listed forms: remoter, remotest.
Source: Wiktionary — remote.
noun
An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
Listed forms: remotes.
Source: Wiktionary — remote.
verb
To connect to a computer from a remote location.
to remove (from something or someone)
Listed forms: remotes, remoting, remoted.
Source: Wiktionary — remote.
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 remote.
adjective
located far away spatially
adjective
unlikely to occur
adjective
separate or apart in time
adjective
inaccessible and sparsely populated
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is remote in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of remote
R(1) + E(1) + M(3) + O(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 8 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 remote
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from remote
45 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in remote. Showing up to 24, longest first.