not: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with N · ends with T
Meaning of not
adv
- not-comparable
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
Example: Did you take out the trash? — No, I did not. I do not think it was my turn, was it?
- not-comparable
To no degree.
Example: That is not red; it's green.
- not-comparable
Used to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.
Example: After not a few threats, they got what they’d been after for so long.
- not-comparable
Used before a determiner phrase, a pronominal phrase etc. to convey a negative attitude (e.g. denial, sadness, anger) towards something.
Example: Oh god, not that! Anything but that!
Source: Wiktionary — not.
conj
And not.
Example: I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
Source: Wiktionary — not.
intj
- slang
Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
Example: I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney … not!
Source: Wiktionary — not.
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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adverb
negation of a word or group of words
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is not in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of not
N(1) + O(1) + T(1) = 3 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 not
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from not
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in not. Showing up to 24, longest first.