review: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with R · ends with W
Meaning of review
noun
- countable, uncountable
A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.
Example: I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.
- countable, uncountable
An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
Example: The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.
- countable, uncountable
A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.
Example: The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.
- countable, uncountable
A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.
Example: The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.
Listed forms: reviews.
Source: Wiktionary — review.
verb
To survey; to look broadly over.
Example: Before I tackle the question directly, I must briefly review historical approaches to the problem.
To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.
Example: The critic reviews every new play in London.
To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.
- Canada, Philippines, US, sometimes, transitive
To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.
Listed forms: reviews, reviewing, reviewed.
Source: Wiktionary — review.
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 review.
noun
a new appraisal or evaluation
noun
an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
- critique
- critical review
- review article
noun
a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- follow-up
- followup
- reexamination
noun
(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data
- limited review
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is review in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of review
R(1) + E(1) + V(4) + I(1) + E(1) + W(4) = 12 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 review
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from review
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in review. Showing up to 24, longest first.