sell: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of sell
verb
- ditransitive, intransitive, transitive
To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
Example: She sold her old car very quickly.
- ergative
To be sold.
Example: This old stock will never sell.
- transitive
To promote (a product or service) although not being paid in any direct way or at all.
- transitive
To promote (a particular viewpoint).
Example: My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally.
Listed forms: sells, selling, sold.
Source: Wiktionary — sell.
noun
An act of selling; sale.
- broadly, figuratively
The promotion of an idea for acceptance.
Example: This is going to be a tough sell.
An easy task.
- colloquial, dated
An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.
Listed forms: sells.
Source: Wiktionary — sell.
noun
- obsolete
A seat or stool.
- archaic
A saddle.
Listed forms: sells, selle.
Source: Wiktionary — sell.
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 sell.
verb
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
verb
deliver to an enemy by treachery
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sell in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sell
S(1) + E(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 4 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 sell
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sell
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sell. Showing up to 24, longest first.