survey: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with Y
Meaning of survey
noun
The act of surveying; a general view.
A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.
Example: A survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.
The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.
A measured plan and description of any portion of country.
Example: The owners of the adjoining plots had conflicting surveys.
Listed forms: surveys.
Source: Wiktionary — survey.
verb
To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook
Example: He stood on a hill, and surveyed the surrounding country.
To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.
To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of
Example: It was his job to survey buildings in order to determine their value and risks.
To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurements, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry
Example: to survey land or a coast
Listed forms: surveys, surveying, surveyed.
Source: Wiktionary — survey.
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 survey.
noun
a detailed critical inspection
noun
short descriptive summary (of events)
noun
the act of looking or seeing or observing
verb
consider in a comprehensive way
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is survey 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 survey
S(1) + U(1) + R(1) + V(4) + E(1) + Y(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of survey
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 survey
22 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in survey. Showing up to 24, longest first.