respond: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with D
Meaning of respond
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
Example: to respond to a question or an argument
- intransitive
To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
- ambitransitive
To correspond with; to suit.
- transitive
To satisfy; to answer.
Example: The prisoner was held to respond the judgment of the court.
Listed forms: responds, responding, responded.
Source: Wiktionary — respond.
noun
A response.
A versicle or short anthem chanted at intervals during the reading of a lection.
A half-pillar, pilaster, or any corresponding device engaged in a wall to receive the impost of an arch.
Listed forms: responds.
Source: Wiktionary — respond.
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 respond.
verb
show a response or a reaction to something
verb
react verbally
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is respond in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of respond
R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + P(3) + O(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 10 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 respond
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from respond
139 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in respond. Showing up to 24, longest first.