ten: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 3 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of ten
num
The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
Source: Wiktionary — ten.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A set or group with ten elements.
Example: We divided the chocolates into tens to hand out to Hallowe'en visitors.
- countable, in-plural, uncountable
An inexact quantity, typically understood to be between 20 and 100.
Example: Our houses are tens of meters apart, so we don't have to worry about noise from our neighbours.
- countable
A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
- countable
A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units.
Example: Can you give me two tens for this twenty?
Listed forms: tens.
Source: Wiktionary — ten.
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 ten.
adjective
being one more than nine
- 10
- x
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
noun
one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
- ten-spot
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ten in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ten
T(1) + E(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 ten
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ten
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ten. Showing up to 24, longest first.