fourth: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with F · ends with H
Meaning of fourth
adj
- not-comparable
The ordinal form of the number four.
Source: Wiktionary — fourth.
noun
- singular
The person or thing in the fourth position.
- US
A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
- singular
The fourth gear of an engine.
A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
Listed forms: fourths.
Source: Wiktionary — fourth.
verb
- informal
To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.
Listed forms: fourths, fourthing, fourthed.
Source: Wiktionary — fourth.
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 fourth.
adjective
coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
- 4th
- quaternary
noun
one of four equal parts
adverb
in the fourth place
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fourth in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fourth
F(4) + O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + T(1) + H(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of fourth
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 fourth
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in fourth. Showing up to 24, longest first.