request: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 16 letter points · starts with R · ends with T
Meaning of request
verb
To ask for (something).
Example: The corporal requested reinforcements.
- transitive
To ask (somebody) to do something.
Example: She called me into her office and requested me to sit down.
Listed forms: requests, requesting, requested, glossary, requestest.
Source: Wiktionary — request.
noun
Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).
A formal message requesting something.
Condition of being sought after.
A message sent over a network to a server.
Example: The server returned a 404 error to the HTTP request.
Listed forms: requests, requeste.
Source: Wiktionary — request.
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 request.
noun
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
noun
the verbal act of requesting
verb
express the need or desire for
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is request in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of request
R(1) + E(1) + Q(10) + U(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 16 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 request
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from request
57 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in request. Showing up to 24, longest first.