almost: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of almost
adv
- not-comparable
Very close to, but not quite.
Example: Almost all people went there.
- not-comparable
Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
Example: almost all
- not-comparable
Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined). Up to a null set; except for a set of measure 0.
Example: almost everywhere
Listed forms: aulmos.
Source: Wiktionary — almost.
noun
- informal
Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
Example: In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
Listed forms: almosts, aulmos.
Source: Wiktionary — almost.
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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adverb
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is almost in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of almost
A(1) + L(1) + M(3) + O(1) + S(1) + T(1) = 8 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 almost
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from almost
81 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in almost. Showing up to 24, longest first.