second: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with S · ends with D
Meaning of second
adj
- not-comparable
Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
Example: He lives on Second Street.
- not-comparable
Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
Example: His job is second priority, because his family is the most important thing in his life.
- not-comparable
Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
Example: Residents of Texas prepared for Hurricane Harvey, which would in some ways turn out to become the second Hurricane Katrina.
Source: Wiktionary — second.
adv
- not-comparable
After the first; at the second rank.
Example: Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system.
- not-comparable
After the first occurrence but before the third.
Example: He is batting second today.
Source: Wiktionary — second.
noun
Something that is number two in a series.
Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- plural-normally
A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
Example: They were discounted because they contained blemishes, nicks or were otherwise factory seconds.
Listed forms: seconds.
Source: Wiktionary — second.
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 second.
adjective
coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- 2nd
- 2d
noun
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- sec
- s
noun
an indefinitely short time
noun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- second base
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 second
S(1) + E(1) + C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 9 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 second
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from second
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