so: meaning and words from its letters
2 letters · 2 letter points · starts with S · ends with O
Meaning of so
conj
- form-of, reduced
Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.
Base or related entry: 'so that'.
Example: I got an earlier train to work so I'd have plenty of time to prepare for the meeting.
As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.
Example: I was hungry, so I asked if there was any more food.
Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
Example: So how does this story end?
Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
Example: “We'd like to visit but I don't know if we can afford a hotel.” — “So who's staying in a hotel? Stay with us.”
Source: Wiktionary — so.
adv
- not-comparable
To the (explicitly stated) extent.
Example: It was so hot outside that all the plants died.
- not-comparable
To the (implied) extent.
Example: I need a piece of cloth so long. [= this long]
- not-comparable
Very (positive or negative clause).
Example: I feel so much better now.
- not-comparable
Very much.
Example: But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!
Source: Wiktionary — so.
adj
Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true.
Example: That is so.
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
Example: "You're definitely not right about that." "I am so!" (→I am right about that).
- UK, dated, slang
Homosexual.
Example: Is he so?
Source: Wiktionary — so.
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 so.
noun
the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
adverb
in the way indicated
adverb
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
- then
- and so
adverb
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is so in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of so
S(1) + O(1) = 2 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 so
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from so
0 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in so. Showing up to 24, longest first.
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