sport: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of sport
noun
- countable, uncountable
Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
Example: Basketball is her favorite sport, and she also enjoys various other sports as well.
- countable
A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.
Example: Jen may have won, but she was sure a poor sport; she laughed at the loser.
- countable
Somebody who behaves or reacts in an admirably good-natured manner, e.g. to being teased or to losing a game; a good sport.
Example: You're such a sport! You never get upset when we tease you.
- countable
A toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.
Listed forms: sports.
Source: Wiktionary — sport.
verb
- intransitive
To amuse oneself, to play.
Example: children sporting on the green
- intransitive
To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
Example: Jen sports with Bill's emotions.
- transitive
To display; to have as a notable feature.
Example: Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes; he was sporting a new wound from the combat
- reflexive
To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
Listed forms: sports, sporting, sported.
Source: Wiktionary — sport.
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 sport.
noun
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
noun
(Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
- summercater
noun
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
noun
verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sport in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sport
S(1) + P(3) + O(1) + R(1) + T(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 sport
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sport
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sport. Showing up to 24, longest first.