latter: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 6 letter points · starts with L · ends with R
Meaning of latter
adj
- not-comparable
Near (or nearer) to the end.
- not-comparable
In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.
Example: In his latter years my dad became very absent-minded.
Source: Wiktionary — latter.
noun
- singular, singular-only
The second of aforementioned two items.
Example: The archaic past participle shapen is only used in misshapen, ill-shapen, and well-shapen (the latter two are much less common, though).
Source: Wiktionary — latter.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is latter in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of latter
L(1) + A(1) + T(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 6 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 latter
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from latter
52 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in latter. Showing up to 24, longest first.