screen: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of screen
noun
A physical barrier that shelters or hides. A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
Example: a fire screen
A physical barrier that shelters or hides. A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
A physical barrier that shelters or hides. A stand of trees or other plants that can block wind.
A physical barrier that shelters or hides. A military or nautical formation that blocks or separates; a collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
Listed forms: screens, skreen.
Source: Wiktionary — screen.
verb
To filter by passing through a screen.
Example: Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
- broadly, figuratively
To filter.
Example: Passenger baggage was screened by X-ray to look for weapons.
To shelter or conceal.
To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
Example: The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.
Listed forms: screens, screening, screened, skreen.
Source: Wiktionary — screen.
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 screen.
noun
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- silver screen
- projection screen
noun
a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
noun
the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- CRT screen
noun
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is screen in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of screen
S(1) + C(3) + R(1) + E(1) + E(1) + N(1) = 8 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 screen
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from screen
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in screen. Showing up to 24, longest first.