ours: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with O · ends with S
Meaning of ours
pron
That or those belonging to us. Excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive ours)
Example: You can't take that! It's ours!
That or those belonging to us. Including the person(s) being addressed (inclusive ours).
Example: We should ask for it back. After all, it is ours.
That or those belonging to any entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
Example: French food is better than ours.
That or those belonging to people in general.
Example: As we get older, maintaining an active social life should be a priority of ours.
Source: Wiktionary — ours.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is ours in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ours
O(1) + U(1) + R(1) + S(1) = 4 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 ours
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ours
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ours. Showing up to 24, longest first.