son: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of son
noun
One's male offspring.
Example: Before the birth of the man's child, he said: "I want a son, not a daughter."
A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by social conflict.
Example: He was a son of the mafia system.
Listed forms: sons, sonne.
Source: Wiktionary — son.
verb
- transitive
To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.
- transitive
To address (someone) as "son".
Listed forms: sons, sonning, sonned, sonne.
Source: Wiktionary — son.
noun
- uncountable
Son cubano, a genre of music and dance blending Spanish and African elements that originated in Cuba during the late 19th century.
Listed forms: sonne.
Source: Wiktionary — son.
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Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a male human offspring
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is son in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of son
S(1) + O(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 son
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from son
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