number: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with N · ends with R
Meaning of number
noun
- countable, uncountable
Quantity of countable things.
Example: Any number of people can be reading from a given repository at a time.
- countable
An abstract entity used to describe quantity.
Example: Zero, one, −1, 2.5, and pi are all numbers.
- countable
A numeral: a symbol for a non-negative integer.
Example: The number 8 is usually made with a single stroke.
- countable
An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.
Example: The equation e#123;i#92;pi#125;#43;1#61;0 includes the most important numbers: 1, 0, #92;pi, i, and e.
Listed forms: numbers, nummer, numbre.
Source: Wiktionary — number.
verb
- intransitive
To total or count; to amount to.
Example: I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.
- transitive
To limit to a certain number; to reckon (as by fate) to be few in number.
Example: The old man knew that his days were numbered.
- transitive
To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).
Example: Number the baskets so that we can find them easily.
- transitive
To call out and assign a series of numbers (usually to people), either for the sake of dividing into groups or for counting.
Example: Shelley numbered off the group into two teams for the baseball game.
Listed forms: numbers, numbering, numbered, nummer, numbre.
Source: Wiktionary — number.
adj
- comparative, form-of
comparative form of numb: more numb
Base or related entry: numb.
Listed forms: nummer, numbre.
Source: Wiktionary — number.
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 number.
noun
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
noun
a short performance that is part of a longer program
noun
the number is used in calling a particular telephone
- phone number
- telephone number
noun
a symbol used to represent a number
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is number in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of number
N(1) + U(1) + M(3) + B(3) + E(1) + R(1) = 10 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 number
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 number
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in number. Showing up to 24, longest first.