require: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 16 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of require
verb
To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
To demand (of someone) to do something.
Example: It is required (of me) that I give evidence in court.
- obsolete
To ask (someone) for something; to request; to beseech.
Listed forms: requires, requiring, required.
Source: Wiktionary — require.
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 require.
verb
require as useful, just, or proper
verb
consider obligatory; request and expect
verb
make someone do something
verb
have need of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is require in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of require
R(1) + E(1) + Q(10) + U(1) + I(1) + R(1) + E(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 require
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 require
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in require. Showing up to 24, longest first.