marathon: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with M · ends with N
Meaning of marathon
noun
A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.
- broadly, figuratively
Any extended or sustained activity.
Example: He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.
Listed forms: marathons.
Source: Wiktionary — marathon.
verb
- intransitive
To run a marathon.
- informal, transitive
To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.
Example: We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.
Listed forms: marathons, marathoning, marathoned.
Source: Wiktionary — marathon.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
any long and arduous undertaking
- endurance 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 marathon in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of marathon
M(3) + A(1) + R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + H(4) + O(1) + N(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of marathon
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from marathon
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