symptom: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 16 letter points · starts with S · ends with M
Meaning of symptom
noun
A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
Example: The doctor told that his coughing and sneezing was the symptom of standing for too long in the rain.
- figuratively
A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.
Example: Lying, hiding one's true feelings, and having affairs are typical symptoms of a doomed marriage.
Listed forms: symptoms.
Source: Wiktionary — symptom.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is symptom in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of symptom
S(1) + Y(4) + M(3) + P(3) + T(1) + O(1) + M(3) = 16 points.
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Anagrams of symptom
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 symptom
48 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in symptom. Showing up to 24, longest first.