while: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 11 letter points · starts with W · ends with E
Meaning of while
noun
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
Example: He lectured for quite a long while.
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time. An uncertain long period of time
- Philippines
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time. An uncertain short moment.
Listed forms: whiles.
Source: Wiktionary — while.
conj
During the same time that.
Example: He was sleeping while I was singing.
Although.
Example: This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.
- Northern-England, Scotland
Until.
Example: I'll wait while you've finished painting.
As long as.
Example: While you're at school you may live at home.
Source: Wiktionary — while.
prep
- Northern-England, Scotland
Until.
Source: Wiktionary — while.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is while in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of while
W(4) + H(4) + I(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of while
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 while
14 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in while. Showing up to 24, longest first.