afternoon: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with A · ends with N
Meaning of afternoon
noun
The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
- figuratively
The later part of anything, often with implications of decline.
- informal
A party or social event held in the afternoon.
Listed forms: afternoons, afternoone.
Source: Wiktionary — afternoon.
adv
- archaic, not-comparable, singular
In the afternoon.
Listed forms: afternoone.
Source: Wiktionary — afternoon.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell, used to wish someone a good afternoon
- good afternoon
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is afternoon in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of afternoon
A(1) + F(4) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + N(1) + O(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of afternoon
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 afternoon
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