odd: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with O · ends with D
Meaning of odd
adj
- not-comparable, usually
Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
Example: She slept in, which was very odd.
- not-comparable, usually
Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected. Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
- not-comparable, usually
Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
Example: Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks.
- not-comparable, usually
Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
Example: I'm the odd one out.
Listed forms: odder, oddest.
Source: Wiktionary — odd.
noun
- informal
Something left over, not forming part of a set.
Example: I’ve got three complete sets of these trading cards for sale, plus a few dozen odds.
- diminutive
An odd number.
Example: So let’s see. There are two evens here and three odds.
Listed forms: odds.
Source: Wiktionary — odd.
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 odd.
adjective
not divisible by two
adjective
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
adjective
of the remaining member of a pair
adjective
not used up
- leftover
- left over
- left
- remaining
- unexpended
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of odd
O(1) + D(2) + D(2) = 5 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 odd
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 odd
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in odd. Showing up to 24, longest first.