silver: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of silver
noun
- uncountable
A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
- collective, countable, uncountable
Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
- collective, countable, uncountable
Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
- collective, countable, uncountable
Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
Listed forms: silvers.
Source: Wiktionary — silver.
adj
Made from silver.
Made from another white metal.
Having a color like silver: a shiny gray.
Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding.
Source: Wiktionary — silver.
verb
To acquire a silvery colour.
To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
Example: to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury
To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
To make hoary, or white, like silver.
Listed forms: silvers, silvering, silvered.
Source: Wiktionary — silver.
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 silver.
adjective
having the white lustrous sheen of silver
adjective
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
adjective
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
noun
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
- Ag
- atomic number 47
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is silver in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of silver
S(1) + I(1) + L(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 9 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 silver
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from silver
52 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in silver. Showing up to 24, longest first.