survival: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of survival
noun
- countable, uncountable
The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
Example: His survival in the open ocean was a miracle; he had fully expected to die.
- countable, uncountable
Of, relating to or aiding survival.
Example: persecution survival plan
- countable, uncountable
The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
- countable, uncountable
A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.
Listed forms: survivals.
Source: Wiktionary — survival.
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 survival.
noun
a state of surviving; remaining alive
noun
a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- survival of the fittest
- natural selection
- selection
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is survival 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 survival
S(1) + U(1) + R(1) + V(4) + I(1) + V(4) + A(1) + L(1) = 14 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 survival
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 survival
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