structure: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of structure
noun
- countable, uncountable
A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
Example: The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
- countable, uncountable
The underlying shape of a solid.
Example: He studied the structure of her face.
- countable, uncountable
The overall form or organization of something.
Example: The structure of a sentence.
- countable, uncountable
A set of rules defining behaviour.
Example: For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
Listed forms: structures.
Source: Wiktionary — structure.
verb
- transitive
To give structure to; to arrange.
Example: I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
Listed forms: structures, structuring, structured.
Source: Wiktionary — structure.
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 structure.
noun
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
noun
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- anatomical structure
- complex body part
- bodily structure
- body structure
noun
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
- social organization
- social organisation
- social structure
- social system
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is structure in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of structure
S(1) + T(1) + R(1) + U(1) + C(3) + T(1) + U(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 11 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 structure
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 structure
108 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in structure. Showing up to 24, longest first.