even: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with E · ends with N
Meaning of even
adj
Flat and level.
Example: Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.
Without great variation.
Example: Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
Example: The distribution of food must be even.
- not-comparable
Of an integer, divisible by two.
Example: Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
Listed forms: evener, evenest, eben.
Source: Wiktionary — even.
verb
- transitive
To make flat and level.
Example: We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.
- obsolete, transitive
To equal or equate; to make the same.
- intransitive, obsolete
To be equal.
Example: Thrice nine evens twenty seven.
- obsolete, transitive
To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.
Example: We need to even the score.
Listed forms: evens, evening, evened, eben.
Source: Wiktionary — even.
adv
- not-comparable
In reality (used to imply an extreme example in the case mentioned).
Example: Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
- not-comparable
Used to emphasise a comparative.
Example: I was strong before, but now I am even stronger.
- not-comparable
Used to indicate a further degree of comparison.
Example: Bob is taller than Alice, but Cameron is even taller than Bob.
- not-comparable
Rather; that is (used to signal a correction of a previous utterance).
Example: My favorite actor is Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicholson, even.
Listed forms: eben.
Source: Wiktionary — even.
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 even.
adjective
equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced
- fifty-fifty
adjective
symmetrically arranged
adjective
occurring at fixed intervals
adjective
of the score in a contest
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is even in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of even
E(1) + V(4) + E(1) + N(1) = 7 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 even
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 even
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in even. Showing up to 24, longest first.