restrict: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with T
Meaning of restrict
verb
To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
Example: After suffering diahrroea, the patient was restricted to a diet of rice, cold meat, and yoghurt.
- specifically
To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
Example: If we restrict sine to #92;left#91;-#92;frac#92;pi2,#92;frac#92;pi2#92;right#93;, we can define its inverse.
Listed forms: restricts, restricting, restricted.
Source: Wiktionary — restrict.
adj
- obsolete
Restricted.
Source: Wiktionary — restrict.
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 restrict.
verb
place restrictions on
verb
place under restrictions; limit access to by law
verb
place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is restrict in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of restrict
R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + I(1) + C(3) + T(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 restrict
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from restrict
94 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in restrict. Showing up to 24, longest first.