response: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of response
noun
An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
Example: When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response.
The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
Example: A ready response to questions about wrongdoing
An oracular answer.
A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
Listed forms: responses.
Source: Wiktionary — response.
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 response.
noun
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
noun
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
noun
the manner in which something is greeted
noun
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is response in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of response
R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + P(3) + O(1) + N(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 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 response
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 response
136 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in response. Showing up to 24, longest first.