think: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with T · ends with K
Meaning of think
verb
- transitive
To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
Example: Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
- transitive
To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
Example: "I should phone my mother," I thought.
- intransitive
To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
Example: I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
- intransitive
To conceive of something or someone
Example: I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
Listed forms: thinks, thinking, thought, glossary, thinkest.
Source: Wiktionary — think.
noun
- UK, uncountable, usually
An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
Example: I'll have a think about that and let you know.
Listed forms: thinks, thinck, thinke.
Source: Wiktionary — think.
verb
To seem, to appear.
Listed forms: thinks, thinking, thought, thinck, thinke.
Source: Wiktionary — think.
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 think.
verb
judge or regard; look upon; judge
verb
expect, believe, or suppose
verb
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
verb
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is think in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of think
T(1) + H(4) + I(1) + N(1) + K(5) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of think
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from think
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