candle

candle is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.
2. noun. That which gives light; a luminary.
3. noun. stick of wax with a wick in the middle

   Synonyms: taper

4. noun. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

   Synonyms: candela, cd

5. verb. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Synonyms

taper, candela, cd

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in candle:

calden, lanced

Common word forms

candled, candler, candles, candling

Words from these letters

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