no: meaning and words from its letters
2 letters · 2 letter points · starts with N · ends with O
Meaning of no
det
Not any.
Example: no one
Hardly any.
Example: We'll be finished in no time at all.
Not any possibility or allowance of (something).
Example: No smoking. No parking.
Not (a); not properly, not really; not fully.
Example: My mother's no fool.
Source: Wiktionary — no.
adv
- not-comparable
Not, not at all. Used before different, before comparatives with more and less, and idiomatically before other comparatives.
Example: It is a less physical kind of torture, but no less gruesome.
- informal, not-comparable
Not, not at all. Used idiomatically before certain other adjectives.
Example: This thing is no good.
- Scotland, informal, not-comparable
Not.
Example: I just want to find out whether she's coming or no.
- colloquial, humorous, not-comparable, usually
Not, does not, do not, etc.
Example: Ug no like veggie.
Source: Wiktionary — no.
particle
Used to show disagreement, negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition.
Example: No, you are mistaken.
Used to express sadness or disappointment.
Example: "We lost." "No!"
Used to express disbelief.
Example: I got the job! / No! Really? That's fantastic!
Used to show agreement with a negative question.
Example: "Don’t you like milk?" "No." (i.e., "No, I don’t like milk.")
Source: Wiktionary — no.
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 no.
adverb
referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present
- no more
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is no in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of no
N(1) + O(1) = 2 points.
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Anagrams of no
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from no
0 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in no. Showing up to 24, longest first.
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