union: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with U · ends with N
Meaning of union
noun
- countable
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- uncountable
The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
- countable
Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
- countable
A trade union; a workers' union.
Listed forms: unions.
Source: Wiktionary — union.
verb
To combine sets using the union operation.
Listed forms: unions, unioning, unioned.
Source: Wiktionary — union.
adj
Belonging to, represented by, or otherwise pertaining to a labour union.
Example: Actors have to be union to get work here.
- India
federal.
Example: The union government of India
Source: Wiktionary — union.
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 union.
noun
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- labor union
- trade union
- trades union
- brotherhood
noun
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- coupling
- mating
- pairing
- conjugation
- sexual union
noun
the state of being joined or united or linked
noun
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is union in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of union
U(1) + N(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 5 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 union
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 union
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in union. Showing up to 24, longest first.