Meter

/ˈmiːtə/

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

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Meter

noun

(always meter) A device that measures things.
(always meter) A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
(always meter) One who metes or measures.
"a labouring coal-meter"
(elsewhere metre) The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived of as 1/10000000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299792458 second.
(elsewhere metre) An increment of music; the overall rhythm; particularly, the number of beats in a measure.

verb

To measure with a metering device.
To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

Anagrams of Meter

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 5 letters:

metre remet retem

Words You Can Make

17 words can be made from the letters in "meter":

5-LETTER WORDS

metre remet retem

4-LETTER WORDS

meet mere mete rete teem term tree

3-LETTER WORDS

eme ere met ree rem ret tee

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+aremate reteam

+dmetred termed

+emeeter remeet teemer

+imetier reemit retime

+lmelter remelt

+oemoter meteor remote

Related Word Patterns

ME...Words starting with "me"...ERWords ending with "er"All 5-letter words Unscramble "meter"

Rhyming Words

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