between: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with N
Meaning of between
prep
In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)
Example: John stood between Amy and Mary. Let’s meet between two and three.
Done together or reciprocally.
Example: conversation between friends
Shared in confidence.
Example: Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy. Let's keep this between ourselves.
In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).
Example: He's between jobs right now. The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.
Listed forms: betweene, betwene, btwn, btw.
Source: Wiktionary — between.
noun
A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.
Listed forms: betweens, betweene, betwene, btwn, btw.
Source: Wiktionary — between.
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 between.
adverb
in the interval
adverb
in between
- 'tween
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is between in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of between
B(3) + E(1) + T(1) + W(4) + E(1) + E(1) + N(1) = 12 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 between
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 between
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in between. Showing up to 24, longest first.