tissue: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of tissue
noun
- countable, uncountable
Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
- countable, uncountable
A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
- countable, uncountable
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
- countable, uncountable
Absorbent paper as material.
Listed forms: tissues.
Source: Wiktionary — tissue.
verb
- transitive
To form tissue of; to interweave.
- informal
To have the contents of an injection or intravenous drip leak into the tissue as a result of a ruptured or punctured vein.
Listed forms: tissues, tissuing, tissued.
Source: Wiktionary — tissue.
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 tissue.
noun
a soft thin (usually translucent) paper
- tissue paper
verb
create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tissue in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tissue
T(1) + I(1) + S(1) + S(1) + U(1) + E(1) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of tissue
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from tissue
41 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tissue. Showing up to 24, longest first.