taken: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of taken
adj
- not-comparable
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
Example: He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
- informal, not-comparable
In a serious romantic relationship.
Example: I can't ask her out, she's taken.
Listed forms: tane.
Source: Wiktionary — taken.
verb
- form-of, participle, past
past participle of take
Base or related entry: take.
Listed forms: tane.
Source: Wiktionary — taken.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
understood in a certain way; made sense of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is taken in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of taken
T(1) + A(1) + K(5) + E(1) + N(1) = 9 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 taken
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from taken
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in taken. Showing up to 24, longest first.