remove: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of remove
verb
- transitive
To delete.
- transitive
To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
Example: He removed the marbles from the bag.
- transitive
To murder.
- transitive
To dismiss a batsman.
Listed forms: removes, removing, removed, glossary, removest.
Source: Wiktionary — remove.
noun
The act of removing something.
- UK
(at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last.
A step or gradation (as in the phrase “at one remove”).
Distance in time or space; interval.
Listed forms: removes.
Source: Wiktionary — remove.
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 remove.
verb
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
verb
dispose of
- get rid of
- waste
verb
cause to leave
- take out
- move out
verb
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is remove in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of remove
R(1) + E(1) + M(3) + O(1) + V(4) + E(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 remove
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 remove
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in remove. Showing up to 24, longest first.