support: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of support
verb
- transitive
To help keep from falling.
Example: Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform.
- transitive
To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid
Example: I support France in the World Cup.
- transitive
To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
Example: Mars does not currently support human habitation.
- transitive
To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
Example: The government supports the arts in several ways.
Listed forms: supports, supporting, supported, glossary, supportest.
Source: Wiktionary — support.
noun
- attributive, countable, sometimes, uncountable
Something which supports.
Example: Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform.
- countable, uncountable
Financial or other help.
Example: The government provides support to the arts in several ways.
- countable, uncountable
Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
Example: Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
- countable, uncountable
in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
Listed forms: supports.
Source: Wiktionary — support.
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 support.
noun
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- reinforcement
- reenforcement
noun
documentary validation
noun
the financial means whereby one lives
- keep
- livelihood
- living
- bread and butter
- sustenance
noun
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is support in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of support
S(1) + U(1) + P(3) + P(3) + O(1) + R(1) + T(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 support
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 support
79 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in support. Showing up to 24, longest first.