update: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with U · ends with E
Meaning of update
noun
An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
Example: I just made an update to my blog about my trip to Rome.
An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information. An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
Example: He gave me an update on the situation in New York.
A change in information, a modification of existing or known data. A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
Example: Our database receives an update every morning at 3 AM.
A change in information, a modification of existing or known data. An adjustment of parameters in a model, or the rule by which they are adjusted.
Example: stochastic update
Listed forms: updates.
Source: Wiktionary — update.
verb
- transitive
To bring (a thing) up to date.
Example: I need to update my records to take account of the most recent transaction.
- transitive
To bring (a person) up to date: to inform (a person) about recent developments.
Example: Update me on what happened while I was away.
- ambitransitive
To change one's credence in a proposition in response to new evidence.
Example: I need to update on the new data.
Listed forms: updates, updating, updated.
Source: Wiktionary — update.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is update in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of update
U(1) + P(3) + D(2) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 9 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 update
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 update
42 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in update. Showing up to 24, longest first.