CALL — 4 letter word
call
The word call has 4 letters: C, A, L, L. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date".
4 letter word "call": C A L L — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 9
Letter analysis of call
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 3 unique letters
Definition of call
noun
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date Synonyms: call option
- in sports, the decision made by an umpire or referee "They were ejected for protesting the call."
- a visit in an official or professional capacity "The pastor's calls on their parishioners were appreciated."
- a brief social visit "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers"
- a telephone connection "They reported several anonymous calls." Synonyms: line, telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed"
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird Synonyms: song, birdcall, birdsong
- a loud utterance Synonyms: cry, outcry, yell, shout, vociferation
- a request "many calls for Christmas stories"
- a demand especially in the phrase 'the call of duty' Synonyms: claim
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game "after two raises there was a call"
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement Synonyms: margin call
verb
- to rouse somebody from sleep with a call "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
- to consider or regard as being "I would not call them beautiful."
- to challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of "call the speaker on a question of fact"
- to utter in a loud voice or announce "They called my name."
- to order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role "I was already called 4 times for jury duty."
- to order or request or give a command for "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
- to lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- to get or try to get into communication with someone by telephone "I tried to call you all night." Synonyms: ring, phone, telephone, call up
- to order, request, or command to come "I was called into the director's office to receive my promotion." Synonyms: send for
- to declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee "I called the runner out."
- to challenge somebody to make good on a statement
- to require the presentation of for redemption before maturation
- to utter a sudden loud cry Synonyms: scream, cry, yell, shout, hollo
- to make a prediction about Synonyms: promise, anticipate, prognosticate, foretell, predict
- to ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality "They called me courageous."
- to utter a characteristic note or cry "bluejays called to one another"
- to assign a specified usually proper proper name to Synonyms: name
- to send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc. "I called you yesterday."
- to read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- to indicate a decision in regard to "call balls and strikes behind the plate"
- to give instructions for a square dance "At the barn dance, I called each step in sequence." Synonyms: call off
- to make a demand, as for a card, a suit or a show of hands "I called the bluff and won the pot." Synonyms: bid
- to demand payment of a loan Synonyms: call in
- to call a meeting
- to pay a brief visit "The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens" Synonyms: visit, call in
- to make a stop in a harbour "The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow."
- to greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name Synonyms: address
- to stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather "call a football game"