rocket: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with R · ends with T
Meaning of rocket
noun
A projectile. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.
A projectile. A blunt lance head used in jousting.
A projectile. A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
A projectile. An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
Listed forms: rockets.
Source: Wiktionary — rocket.
verb
- ambitransitive
To accelerate swiftly and powerfully.
To fly vertically.
To rise or soar rapidly.
To experience sudden fame, popularity, or success.
Example: After spending years in obscurity, the band finally rocketed last week.
Listed forms: rockets, rocketing, rocketed.
Source: Wiktionary — rocket.
noun
- uncountable
A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
- countable
Any plant of the genus Eruca.
- countable, uncountable
Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida).
Listed forms: rockets.
Source: Wiktionary — rocket.
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 rocket.
noun
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
noun
a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
- rocket engine
noun
erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
- roquette
- garden rocket
- rocket salad
- arugula
- Eruca sativa
- Eruca vesicaria sativa
noun
propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of rocket
R(1) + O(1) + C(3) + K(5) + E(1) + T(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of rocket
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 rocket
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in rocket. Showing up to 24, longest first.