sin: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of sin
noun
- countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
A violation of divine will or religious law.
Example: As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God.
- countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
Sinfulness, depravity, iniquity.
- countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
A misdeed or wrong.
- countable, error-lua-exec, uncountable
A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
Listed forms: sins, sinne, synne.
Source: Wiktionary — sin.
verb
- error-lua-exec, intransitive
To commit a sin.
Listed forms: sins, sinning, sinned, sinne, synne.
Source: Wiktionary — sin.
noun
A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ
A letter of the Arabic alphabet; س
Listed forms: sins, seen.
Source: Wiktionary — sin.
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 sin.
noun
estrangement from god
noun
an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
noun
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
verb
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sin in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sin
S(1) + I(1) + N(1) = 3 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 sin
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sin
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sin. Showing up to 24, longest first.