Close

/kləʊz/

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

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Close

noun

An end or conclusion.
"We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close."
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
A grapple in wrestling.
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
A double bar marking the end.

verb

(physical) To remove a gap.
(social) To finish, to terminate.
To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

Anagrams of Close

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 5 letters:

coles socle

Words You Can Make

20 words can be made from the letters in "close":

5-LETTER WORDS

coles socle

4-LETTER WORDS

cels cole cols lose oles sloe sole

3-LETTER WORDS

cel col cos els les oes ole ose sec sel sol

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+asolace

+bcobles

+dclosed

+icolies

+lcellos

+mceloms

+nclones

+olocoes

+rceorls closer cresol

+scloses socles

Related Word Patterns

CL...Words starting with "cl"...SEWords ending with "se"All 5-letter words Unscramble "close"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

endfinalenarrowshutclose offclose upcovershut offclose downfinishterminatewind upclose outexit

ANTONYMS

beginningstartextendwidenopenbegincommenceinitiate

Rhyming Words

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