sequence: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 19 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of sequence
noun
- countable, uncountable
A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
Example: An alphabet follows a sequence.
- uncountable
The state of being sequent or following; order of succession.
Example: Complete the listed tasks in sequence.
- countable, uncountable
A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
- countable, uncountable
A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
Listed forms: sequences.
Source: Wiktionary — sequence.
verb
- transitive
To arrange (something) in an order.
Example: We sequenced the code to keep it organised.
- transitive
To determine the order of monomers in (a biological polymer), e.g. of amino acids in (a protein), or of bases in (a nucleic acid).
- transitive
To produce (music) with a sequencer.
- intransitive, uncommon
To proceed through a sequence or series of things.
Listed forms: sequences, sequencing, sequenced.
Source: Wiktionary — sequence.
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 sequence.
noun
a following of one thing after another in time
- chronological sequence
- succession
- successiveness
- chronological succession
noun
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
noun
the action of following in order
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sequence in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sequence
S(1) + E(1) + Q(10) + U(1) + E(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 19 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 sequence
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 sequence
28 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sequence. Showing up to 24, longest first.