small: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of small
adj
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Example: A small serving of ice cream.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. Humiliated or insignificant.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
Example: Though over six feet tall, the man was very small and ashamed to undress.
- figuratively, not-comparable
Young, as a child.
Example: Remember when the children were small?
Listed forms: smaller, smallest.
Source: Wiktionary — small.
adv
In a small fashion
Example: Don't write very small!
In or into small pieces.
- obsolete
To a small extent.
- obsolete
In a low tone; softly.
Listed forms: smaller, smallest.
Source: Wiktionary — small.
noun
- especially, noun-from-verb, uncountable
One of several common sizes to which an item may be manufactured, smaller than a medium.
- countable, especially, noun-from-verb
An item labelled or denoted as being that size.
Example: Two smalls and a large, please.
- countable, especially, noun-from-verb
One who fits an item of that size.
- countable, noun-from-verb, rare
Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
Example: I got a splitting pain in the small of my back
Listed forms: smalls.
Source: Wiktionary — small.
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 small.
adjective
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
adjective
relatively moderate, limited, or small
adjective
(of children and animals) young, immature
adjective
low or inferior in station or quality
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is small in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of small
S(1) + M(3) + A(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 7 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 small
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from small
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in small. Showing up to 24, longest first.