third: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with T · ends with D
Meaning of third
adj
- not-comparable
The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
Example: The third tree from the left is my favorite.
Source: Wiktionary — third.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The person or thing in the third position.
Example: Jones came in third.
- countable, uncountable
One of three equal parts of a whole.
Example: He ate a third of the pie. Divided by two-thirds.
- countable, uncountable
An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
Example: They sing in thirds.
- countable, uncountable
third base
Example: The play ended with Jones standing on third.
Listed forms: thirds.
Source: Wiktionary — third.
verb
- informal
To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
To divide into three equal parts.
Listed forms: thirds, thirding, thirded.
Source: Wiktionary — third.
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 third.
adjective
coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
- 3rd
- tertiary
noun
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
- one-third
- tierce
noun
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- third base
noun
the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- third gear
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is third in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of third
T(1) + H(4) + I(1) + R(1) + D(2) = 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 third
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 third
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in third. Showing up to 24, longest first.