secret: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of secret
noun
- countable
A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
Example: "Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I."
- countable, uncountable
The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
Example: The secret to a long-lasting marriage is compromise.
- countable, uncountable
Something not understood or known.
- uncountable
Private seclusion.
Example: The work was done in secret, so that nobody could object.
Listed forms: secrets.
Source: Wiktionary — secret.
verb
- rare, transitive
To make or keep secret.
- rare, transitive
To hide secretly.
Listed forms: secrets, secreting, secretting, secreted, secretted.
Source: Wiktionary — secret.
adj
Being or kept hidden.
Example: We went down a secret passage.
- obsolete
Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
- obsolete
Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.
- obsolete
Separate; distinct.
Listed forms: secrette, secrete, secreat.
Source: Wiktionary — secret.
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 secret.
adjective
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
- clandestine
- cloak-and-dagger
- hole-and-corner
- hugger-mugger
- hush-hush
- surreptitious
- undercover
- underground
adjective
not openly made known
adjective
not expressed
adjective
designed to elude detection
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is secret in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of secret
S(1) + E(1) + C(3) + R(1) + E(1) + T(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 secret
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from secret
47 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in secret. Showing up to 24, longest first.