billion: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with B · ends with N
Meaning of billion
num
- US
Either of two large amounts: a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.
- colloquial, excessive
An unspecified very large number.
Example: There were billions of people at the concert.
- dated
Either of two large amounts: A million million (logic: 1,000,000²): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a thousand milliard.
Listed forms: billions.
Source: Wiktionary — billion.
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 billion.
noun
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
- one million million
- 1000000000000
noun
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
noun
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
- one thousand million
- 1000000000
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is billion in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of billion
B(3) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of billion
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from billion
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