some: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of some
pron
A certain number (multiple but not all).
Example: Some enjoy spicy food, others prefer it milder.
An indefinite quantity.
Example: Can I have some of them?
An indefinite amount; a part. Used mostly with abstract and nonliving objects.
Example: Please give me some of the cake.
- obsolete
Someone, a certain person.
Listed forms: som, sum.
Source: Wiktionary — some.
det
A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
Example: Some people like camping.
A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
Example: Would you like some grapes?
An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
Example: Would you like some water?
A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
Example: I've just met some guy who said he knew you.
Listed forms: som, sum.
Source: Wiktionary — some.
adv
- not-comparable
Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.
Example: I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos.
- dialectal, not-comparable
To a certain extent, or for a certain period.
- dialectal, not-comparable
Somewhat, a little.
Listed forms: som, sum.
Source: Wiktionary — some.
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 some.
adverb
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- approximately
- about
- close to
- just about
- roughly
- more or less
- around
- or so
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is some in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of some
S(1) + O(1) + M(3) + E(1) = 6 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 some
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from some
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in some. Showing up to 24, longest first.