satellite: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of satellite
noun
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
Example: The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data, etc. to Earth.
Example: Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.
A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
- colloquial, uncountable
Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that use man-made satellite technology.
Example: Do you have satellite at your house?
Listed forms: satellites.
Source: Wiktionary — satellite.
verb
- transitive
To transmit by satellite.
To orbit, like a satellite
Listed forms: satellites, satelliting, satellited.
Source: Wiktionary — satellite.
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 satellite.
noun
man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- artificial satellite
- orbiter
noun
a person who follows or serves another
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is satellite in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
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Letter-value score of satellite
S(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) + L(1) + L(1) + I(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of satellite
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 satellite
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