source: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of source
noun
The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
Example: The accused refused to reveal the source of the illegal drugs she was selling.
Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
Example: The main sources of the Euphrates River are the Karasu and Murat Rivers.
A reporter's informant.
Source code.
Listed forms: sources.
Source: Wiktionary — source.
verb
To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.
- transitive
To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.
Listed forms: sources, sourcing, sourced.
Source: Wiktionary — source.
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 source.
noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
noun
anything that provides inspiration for later work
noun
a person who supplies information
noun
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is source in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of source
S(1) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + C(3) + E(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 source
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from source
63 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in source. Showing up to 24, longest first.