there: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of there
adv
- not-comparable
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
Example: I know Bristol quite well as I used to live there.
- figuratively, not-comparable
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here). At that point, stage, etc., visualised as a distinct place.
Example: He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
- not-comparable
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here). In a notional place where one will provide support or care; see also be there.
Example: You know that I will always be there for you.
- not-comparable
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here). In existence in some place.
Example: I know that aliens are there, somewhere.
Listed forms: dar, der, dere, thur, thar, dey, thare.
Source: Wiktionary — there.
intj
Used to offer encouragement or sympathy; see also there, there and there now.
Example: There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
Used to express victory or completion.
Example: There! That knot should hold.
Listed forms: dar, der, dere, thur, thar, dey, thare.
Source: Wiktionary — there.
noun
That place (previously mentioned or otherwise implied).
Example: We need someone to take us from here to there.
That situation; that position.
Example: You rinse and de-string the green beans; I'll take it from there.
Listed forms: theres, dar, der, dere, thur, thar, dey, thare.
Source: Wiktionary — there.
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 there.
adverb
to or toward that place; away from the speaker
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is there in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of there
T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 8 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 there
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from there
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in there. Showing up to 24, longest first.