sign: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 5 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of sign
noun
- countable, uncountable
A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
Example: Their angry expressions were a clear sign they didn't want to talk.
- countable, uncountable
A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen. An omen.
Example: "It's a sign of the end of the world," the doom prophet said.
- countable, uncountable
A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen. A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.
Example: Signs of disease are objective, whereas symptoms are subjective.
- countable, uncountable
A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
Example: The sharp sign indicates that the pitch of the note is raised a half step.
Listed forms: signs.
Source: Wiktionary — sign.
verb
- transitive
To make a mark To mark, to put or leave a mark on.
- transitive
To make a mark To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it.
- transitive
To make a mark More generally, to write one's signature on (something) as a means of identification etc.
Example: I forgot to sign that letter to my aunt.
- reflexive, transitive
To make a mark To write (one's name) as a signature.
Example: Just sign your name at the bottom there.
Listed forms: signs, signing, signed, glossary, signest.
Source: Wiktionary — sign.
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 sign.
adjective
used of the language of the deaf
noun
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
noun
any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
noun
structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sign in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sign
S(1) + I(1) + G(2) + N(1) = 5 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 sign
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sign
7 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sign. Showing up to 24, longest first.