later: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 5 letter points · starts with L · ends with R
Meaning of later
adv
- comparative, form-of
comparative form of late: more late
Base or related entry: late.
Example: You came in late yesterday and today you came in even later.
Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
Example: My roommate arrived first. I arrived later.
At some unspecified time in the future.
Example: I wanted to do it now, but I’ll have to do it later.
- Manglish, Singlish
What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).
Example: Later you fall asleep how?
Source: Wiktionary — later.
adj
- comparative, form-of
comparative form of late: more late
Base or related entry: late.
Example: Jim was later than John.
Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
Example: The Victorian era is a later period of English history than the Elizabethan era.
Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
Example: I felt some leg pain during the first mile of my run and I strained my calf two miles later.
At some time in the future.
Example: The meeting was adjourned to a later date.
Source: Wiktionary — later.
intj
- slang
See you later; goodbye.
Example: Later, dude.
Source: Wiktionary — later.
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 later.
adjective
coming at a subsequent time or stage
adjective
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
adverb
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
adverb
at some eventual time in the future
- by and by
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is later in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of later
L(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 5 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 later
5 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from later
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in later. Showing up to 24, longest first.