scheme: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 13 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of scheme
noun
A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
A systematic plan of future action.
A plot or secret, devious plan.
Example: Her brain is continually fermenting new schemes.
An orderly combination of related parts.
Listed forms: schemes.
Source: Wiktionary — scheme.
verb
- intransitive
To plot, or contrive a plan; to maneuver.
- transitive
To plan; to contrive; to maneuver.
Listed forms: schemes, scheming, schemed.
Source: Wiktionary — scheme.
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 scheme.
noun
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
noun
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
noun
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
noun
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is scheme in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of scheme
S(1) + C(3) + H(4) + E(1) + M(3) + E(1) = 13 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 scheme
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 scheme
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in scheme. Showing up to 24, longest first.