replace: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of replace
verb
- transitive
To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
Example: When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
- transitive
To refund; to repay; to pay back.
Example: You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
- transitive
To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
Example: I replaced my car with a newer model.
- transitive
To take over the position or role from.
Listed forms: replaces, replacing, replaced, glossary, replacest.
Source: Wiktionary — replace.
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 replace.
verb
take the place or move into the position of
verb
put something back where it belongs
- put back
verb
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is replace in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of replace
R(1) + E(1) + P(3) + L(1) + A(1) + C(3) + 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 replace
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from replace
89 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in replace. Showing up to 24, longest first.