sustained: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 10 letter points · starts with S · ends with D
Meaning of sustained
verb
- form-of, participle, past
simple past and past participle of sustain
Base or related entry: sustain.
Source: Wiktionary — sustained.
adj
Held continuously at a certain level.
Held at a certain pitch.
Source: Wiktionary — sustained.
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 sustained.
adjective
(of an electric arc) continuous
- free burning
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sustained in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sustained
S(1) + U(1) + S(1) + T(1) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1) + D(2) = 10 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 sustained
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 sustained
339 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sustained. Showing up to 24, longest first.