sun: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with S · ends with N
Meaning of sun
noun
- countable, uncountable
A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- countable, uncountable
The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
Example: I have been broiling in the sun all morning.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
- literary, uncountable
Sunrise or sunset.
Listed forms: suns.
Source: Wiktionary — sun.
verb
- transitive
To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
Example: Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs.
- transitive
To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- intransitive
To be exposed to the sun.
- intransitive
To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
Listed forms: suns, sunning, sunned.
Source: Wiktionary — sun.
noun
A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
Listed forms: suns.
Source: Wiktionary — sun.
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 sun.
noun
the rays of the sun
verb
expose one's body to the sun
verb
expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sun in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sun
S(1) + U(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 sun
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from sun
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sun. Showing up to 24, longest first.