Letter
/-ɾə(ɹ)/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts6 letters
Definition of Letter
noun
- A symbol in an alphabet.
"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."
- A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
"I wrote a letter to my sister about my life."
- The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
- (plural) Literature.
"Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters."
- A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
verb
Anagrams of Letter
Words You Can Make
18 words can be made from the letters in "letter":
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