any: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of any
adv
- not-comparable
To even the slightest extent; at all.
- not-comparable
To even the slightest extent; at all. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives, generally in interrogative, hypothetical, or negative contexts.
Example: If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
- US, not-comparable
To even the slightest extent; at all. Used to modify a verb, generally a finite verb or a non-finite verb in object position.
Example: That doesn't bother me any.
Listed forms: anie, anny, ony.
Source: Wiktionary — any.
det
One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
Example: Do you have any biscuits?
A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.
Example: Choose any item you want.
An unspecified but imminent (second, minute, day etc.).
Example: They'll be arriving any day.
Listed forms: anie, anny, ony.
Source: Wiktionary — any.
pron
Any thing(s) or person(s).
Example: Any may apply.
Listed forms: anie, anny, ony.
Source: Wiktionary — any.
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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adjective
one or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier, elective existential
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is any in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of any
A(1) + N(1) + Y(4) = 6 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 any
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from any
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in any. Showing up to 24, longest first.