next: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 11 letter points · starts with N · ends with T
Meaning of next
adj
- not-comparable
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
Example: The man in the next bunk kept me awake all night with his snoring.
- not-comparable
Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
Example: Please turn to the next page.
- not-comparable
Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
- not-comparable, obsolete
Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. Most direct, or shortest or nearest in distance or time.
Listed forms: neest, neist, nex.
Source: Wiktionary — next.
det
Denotes the one immediately following the current or most recent one.
Example: Next week would be a good time to meet.
Closest in the future, or closest but one if the closest is very soon; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) in the future.
Example: The party is next Tuesday; that is, not tomorrow, but eight days from now.
Listed forms: neest, neist, nex.
Source: Wiktionary — next.
adv
- not-comparable
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
Example: They live in the next closest house.
- conjunctive, not-comparable
In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following. So as to follow in time or sequence something previously mentioned.
- not-comparable
On the first subsequent occasion.
Example: Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?
Listed forms: neest, neist, nex.
Source: Wiktionary — next.
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 next.
adjective
immediately following in time or order
adjective
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
- adjacent
- side by side
adjective
(of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is next in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of next
N(1) + E(1) + X(8) + T(1) = 11 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 next
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 next
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in next. Showing up to 24, longest first.