will: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with W · ends with L
Meaning of will
verb
- auxiliary, no-past-participle
Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
Example: Do not forget, will you?
- auxiliary, no-past-participle
To be able to, to have the capacity to.
Example: Unfortunately, only one of these gloves will actually fit over my hand.
- auxiliary, no-past-participle
Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
Example: He will be home by now. He always gets home before 6 o'clock.
- auxiliary, no-past-participle
To habitually do (a given action).
Example: Boys will be boys.
Listed forms: willing, would, glossary, wilt, willst, willest.
Source: Wiktionary — will.
noun
One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
Example: Of course, man's will is often regulated by his reason.
The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
Example: Most creatures have a will to live.
One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
Example: Eventually I submitted to my parents' will.
Firmness of purpose, fixity of intent
Listed forms: wills, wille.
Source: Wiktionary — will.
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
- transitive
To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
Example: He willed his stamp collection to the local museum.
- transitive
To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.
Example: All the fans were willing their team to win the game.
Listed forms: wills, willing, willed, would.
Source: Wiktionary — will.
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 will.
noun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
noun
a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
verb
leave or give by will after one's death
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is will 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 will
W(4) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of will
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 will
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in will. Showing up to 24, longest first.