social: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of social
adj
Being extroverted or outgoing.
Example: James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
Of or relating to society.
Example: Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.
- Internet
Relating to social media or social networks.
Example: social gaming
Cooperating or growing in groups.
Example: a social insect
Source: Wiktionary — social.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A festive gathering to foster introductions.
Example: They organized a social at the dance club to help people get to know one another.
- Canadian-Prairies, countable, uncountable
A dance held to raise money, often held for a couple to be married.
- Internet, countable, informal
A social media account; the username or handle thereof, or a link thereto.
Example: Also check out some other experts in this topic — their socials are in the pinned comment below.
- Ireland, countable, dated, uncountable
A dinner dance event, usually held annually by a company or sporting club.
Listed forms: socials.
Source: Wiktionary — social.
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 social.
adjective
relating to human society and its members
noun
a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is social 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 social
S(1) + O(1) + C(3) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 8 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 social
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from social
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