symbol: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 13 letter points · starts with S · ends with L
Meaning of symbol
noun
A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
Example: "$" is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries.
A thing considered the embodiment or cardinal exemplar of a concept, theme, or other thing.
Example: The lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
A type of noun whereby the form refers to the same entity independently of the context; a symbol arbitrarily denotes a referent. See also icon and index.
A summary of a dogmatic statement of faith.
Example: The Apostles, Nicene Creed and the confessional books of Protestantism, such as the Augsburg Confession of Lutheranism are considered symbols.
Listed forms: symbols.
Source: Wiktionary — symbol.
verb
To symbolize.
Listed forms: symbols, symboling, symbolling, symboled, symbolled.
Source: Wiktionary — symbol.
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 symbol.
noun
something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
- symbolization
- symbolisation
- symbolic representation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is symbol in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of symbol
S(1) + Y(4) + M(3) + B(3) + O(1) + L(1) = 13 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 symbol
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 symbol
30 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in symbol. Showing up to 24, longest first.