still: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of still
adj
Not moving; calm.
Example: Sit there and stay still!
Not effervescing; not sparkling.
Example: still water; still wines
Uttering no sound; silent.
- not-comparable
Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
Listed forms: stiller, stillest, stil, stille, styll, stylle.
Source: Wiktionary — still.
adv
- not-comparable
Without motion.
Example: They stood still until the guard was out of sight.
- not-comparable
Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
Example: Is it still raining? It was still raining five minutes ago.
- not-comparable
To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
Example: Tom is tall; Dick is taller; Harry is still taller / Harry is taller still.
- conjunctive, not-comparable
Nevertheless.
Example: I’m not hungry, but I’ll still manage to find room for dessert.
Listed forms: stil, stille, styll, stylle.
Source: Wiktionary — still.
noun
A period of calm or silence.
Example: the still of the night
A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. A single frame from a film.
- slang
A resident of the Falkland Islands.
Listed forms: stills, stil, stille, styll, stylle.
Source: Wiktionary — still.
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 still.
adjective
not in physical motion
adjective
marked by absence of sound
adjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
adjective
not sparkling
- noneffervescent
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is still in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of still
S(1) + T(1) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 5 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 still
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from still
20 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in still. Showing up to 24, longest first.