self: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with F
Meaning of self
pron
- humorous
Myself, oneself.
Example: I made out a cheque, payable to self, which cheered me up somewhat.
- obsolete, rare
Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).
Example: This argument was put forward by the defendant self.
Listed forms: selves, selfe, silf, silfe.
Source: Wiktionary — self.
noun
One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition.
Example: She remained her usual cheerful self despite recent setbacks
The subject of one's own experience of phenomena: perception, emotions, thoughts.
An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).
Self-interest or personal advantage.
Listed forms: selves, selfs, selfe, silf, silfe.
Source: Wiktionary — self.
verb
To fertilize by the same individual; to self-fertilize or self-pollinate.
To fertilize by the same strain; to inbreed.
Listed forms: selfs, selfing, selfed, selfe, silf, silfe.
Source: Wiktionary — self.
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 self.
noun
your consciousness of your own identity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is self in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of self
S(1) + E(1) + L(1) + F(4) = 7 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 self
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 self
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in self. Showing up to 24, longest first.