sec: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with S · ends with C
Meaning of sec
noun
- informal
Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
Listed forms: secs.
Source: Wiktionary — sec.
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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adjective
(of champagne) moderately dry
- unsweet
noun
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
noun
ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sec in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sec
S(1) + E(1) + C(3) = 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 sec
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 sec
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sec. Showing up to 24, longest first.