addition: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 10 letter points · starts with A · ends with N
Meaning of addition
noun
- uncountable
The act of adding anything.
Example: The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
- countable, uncountable
Anything that is added.
- uncountable
The arithmetic operation of adding.
- countable, uncountable
A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
Listed forms: additions.
Source: Wiktionary — addition.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for addition.
noun
a component that is added to something to improve it
- add-on
- improver
noun
a quantity that is added
noun
something added to what you already have
noun
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is addition in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of addition
A(1) + D(2) + D(2) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of addition
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from addition
66 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in addition. Showing up to 24, longest first.