responsible: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 15 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of responsible
adj
- postpositional
Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
Example: Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour.
- postpositional
Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
Example: Who is responsible for this mess?
Answerable to (a superior).
Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
Example: She has a responsible position in the firm.
Source: Wiktionary — responsible.
noun
An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.
- archaic
The person who bears the responsibility for something.
Listed forms: responsibles.
Source: Wiktionary — responsible.
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 responsible.
adjective
being the agent or cause
- responsible for
adjective
having an acceptable credit rating
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is responsible in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of responsible
R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + P(3) + O(1) + N(1) + S(1) + I(1) + B(3) + L(1) + E(1) = 15 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 responsible
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 responsible
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