subject: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 18 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of subject
adj
Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
Example: a country subject to extreme heat
Conditional upon something; used with to.
Example: The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.
Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
Source: Wiktionary — subject.
noun
The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
Example: In the active sentence ‘The cat ate the mouse’, ‘the cat’ is the subject and ‘the mouse’ is the object.
By extension: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
Example: the subjects and objects of power
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
A particular area of study.
Example: Her favorite subject is physics.
Listed forms: subjects.
Source: Wiktionary — subject.
verb
- transitive
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
Example: I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!
- transitive
To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.
Listed forms: subjects, subjecting, subjected.
Source: Wiktionary — subject.
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 subject.
adjective
possibly accepting or permitting
adjective
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
noun
something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
- content
- depicted object
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is subject in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of subject
S(1) + U(1) + B(3) + J(8) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 18 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 subject
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 subject
52 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in subject. Showing up to 24, longest first.