silent: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of silent
adj
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed.
Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent.
Example: The e is silent in fable.
Listed forms: silenter, silentest, scilent.
Source: Wiktionary — silent.
noun
- uncountable
That which is silent; a time of silence.
A silent movie
Listed forms: silents, scilent.
Source: Wiktionary — silent.
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 silent.
adjective
marked by absence of sound
adjective
failing to speak or communicate etc. when expected to
adjective
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
adjective
not made to sound
- unsounded
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is silent in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of silent
S(1) + I(1) + L(1) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 6 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 silent
4 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from silent
74 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in silent. Showing up to 24, longest first.