set: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of set
verb
- transitive
To put (something) down, to rest.
Example: Set the tray there.
- transitive
To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
Example: I have set my heart on running the marathon.
- transitive
To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- transitive
To start (a fire).
Listed forms: sets, setting, setten, glossary, settest, setteth.
Source: Wiktionary — set.
noun
A punch for setting nails in wood.
Example: nail set
A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
Example: television set
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
Base or related entry: sett.
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
Base or related entry: sett.
Listed forms: sets.
Source: Wiktionary — set.
adj
Fixed in position.
Rigid, solidified.
Ready, prepared.
Example: on your marks, get set, go!; on your marks, set, go!
Intent, determined (to do something).
Example: set on getting to his destination
Source: Wiktionary — set.
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 set.
adjective
(usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
adjective
fixed and unmoving
adjective
situated in a particular spot or position
adjective
set down according to a plan
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is set in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of set
S(1) + E(1) + T(1) = 3 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 set
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from set
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in set. Showing up to 24, longest first.