water: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with W · ends with R
Meaning of water
noun
- uncountable
An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
Example: By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.
- uncountable
An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
Example: May I have a glass of water?
- countable
An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam. A serving of liquid water.
- countable, uncountable
The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
Example: He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.
Listed forms: waters, wahter, wahtuh.
Source: Wiktionary — water.
verb
- transitive
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate.
- transitive
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).
- transitive
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. To provide (animals) with water for drinking.
Example: I need to water the cattle.
- transitive
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. To provide water to (someone).
Example: We fed and watered the refugees.
Listed forms: waters, watering, watered.
Source: Wiktionary — water.
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 water.
noun
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
- H2O
noun
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
- body of water
noun
a facility that provides a source of water
- water system
- water supply
noun
liquid excretory product
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is water in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of water
W(4) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of water
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 water
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in water. Showing up to 24, longest first.