sister: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of sister
noun
A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.
Example: My sister is always driving me crazy.
A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informal) a nun.
Example: Michelle left behind her bank job and became a sister at the local convent.
Any butterfly in the genus Adelpha, so named for the resemblance of the dark-colored wings to the black habit traditionally worn by nuns.
- UK
A senior or supervisory nurse, often in a hospital.
Listed forms: sisters, sistren.
Source: Wiktionary — sister.
verb
- transitive
To strengthen (a supporting beam) by fastening a second beam alongside it.
Example: I’m trying to correct my sagging floor by sistering the joists.
- obsolete, transitive
To be sister to; to resemble closely.
Listed forms: sisters, sistering, sistered.
Source: Wiktionary — sister.
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 sister.
noun
a female person who has the same parents as another person
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sister in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sister
S(1) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(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 sister
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sister
57 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sister. Showing up to 24, longest first.