vessel: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with V · ends with L
Meaning of vessel
noun
A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
A craft for transportation on or in water, air, or space. A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
- figuratively
A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
Example: A teacher should be a vessel of knowledge.
Listed forms: vessels, vessell.
Source: Wiktionary — vessel.
verb
- transitive
To put into a vessel.
Listed forms: vessels, vesseling, vesselling, vesseled, vesselled, vessell.
Source: Wiktionary — vessel.
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 vessel.
noun
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
noun
a craft designed for water transportation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is vessel in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of vessel
V(4) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) + E(1) + L(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 vessel
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from vessel
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in vessel. Showing up to 24, longest first.