other: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with O · ends with R
Meaning of other
adj
- not-comparable
See other (determiner) below.
Example: Pick up the phone and find out who's on the other end.
- not-comparable
Second.
Example: I get paid every other week.
- formal, not-comparable
Alien.
- not-comparable
Different.
Source: Wiktionary — other.
noun
An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.
Example: I'm afraid little Robbie does not always play well with others.
The other one; the second of two.
Example: One boat is not better than the other.
Listed forms: others.
Source: Wiktionary — other.
det
Not the one or ones previously referred to.
Example: Earning less than $2,000 a month, I have no other source of income except for gifts from relatives.
Source: Wiktionary — other.
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 other.
adjective
belonging to the distant past
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is other in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of other
O(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 8 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 other
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from other
29 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in other. Showing up to 24, longest first.