string: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with G
Meaning of string
noun
- countable, uncountable
A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
Example: She bought cotton thread to use to make string.
- countable, figuratively, plural, sometimes, uncountable
A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. Control; influence.
Example: I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.
- countable, figuratively, in-plural, uncountable
A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
Example: The deal sounds good, but what are the strings?
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. A controlling inner sense, emotion, memory, etc.
Example: tug on the heart strings
Listed forms: strings.
Source: Wiktionary — string.
verb
- transitive
To put (items) on a string.
Example: You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace.
- transitive
To put strings on (something).
Example: It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly.
- intransitive
To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
- intransitive
To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
Listed forms: strings, stringing, strung, stringed, strang.
Source: Wiktionary — string.
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 string.
noun
a lightweight cord
noun
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- bowed stringed instrument
noun
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
noun
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- drawstring
- drawing string
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is string 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 string
S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 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 string
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 string
47 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in string. Showing up to 24, longest first.