software: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of software
noun
- uncountable, usually
Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
Example: Some software will only run on a particular platform.
- uncountable, usually
The human beings involved in warfare, as opposed to hardware such as weapons and vehicles.
- dated, uncountable, usually
Recorded music content, as opposed to the hardware necessary for reproducing it.
- archaic, uncountable, usually
Soft goods, such as textiles.
Listed forms: softwares.
Source: Wiktionary — software.
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 software.
noun
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
- software program
- computer software
- software system
- software package
- package
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is software 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 software
S(1) + O(1) + F(4) + T(1) + W(4) + A(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 14 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 software
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 software
268 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in software. Showing up to 24, longest first.