suspect: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with S · ends with T
Meaning of suspect
verb
- transitive
To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
Example: to suspect the presence of disease
- transitive
To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
Example: to suspect the truth of a story
- transitive
To believe (someone) to be guilty.
Example: I suspect him of being the thief.
- intransitive
To have suspicion.
Listed forms: suspects, suspecting, suspected.
Source: Wiktionary — suspect.
noun
A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
Listed forms: suspects.
Source: Wiktionary — suspect.
adj
Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
- nonstandard
Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.
Source: Wiktionary — suspect.
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 suspect.
adjective
not as expected
noun
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
verb
imagine to be the case or true or probable
verb
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is suspect 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 suspect
S(1) + U(1) + S(1) + P(3) + E(1) + C(3) + 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 suspect
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 suspect
76 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in suspect. Showing up to 24, longest first.