Capital

/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters

Definition of Capital

noun

  1. Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
  2. Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

    "He does not have enough capital to start a business."

  3. A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

    "The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital."

  4. The most important city in the field specified.
  5. An uppercase letter.

adjective

  1. Of prime importance.
  2. Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.

    "London and Paris are capital cities."

  3. Excellent.

    "That is a capital idea!"

  4. Involving punishment by death.
  5. Uppercase.

    "One begins a sentence with a capital letter."

Anagrams of Capital

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "capital":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "capital" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

capsmajuscule

ANTONYMS

minusculelower-case