three: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of three
num
A numerical value equal to 3; the number following two and preceding four.
Describing a set or group with three elements.
Listed forms: thre, threy, thrie, free, tree.
Source: Wiktionary — three.
noun
The digit/figure 3.
Anything measuring three units, as length.
Example: Put all the threes in a separate container.
A person who is three years old.
Example: All the threes will go in Mrs. Smith's class, while I'll take the fours and fives.
The playing card featuring three pips.
Listed forms: threes, thre, threy, thrie, free, tree.
Source: Wiktionary — three.
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Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for three.
adjective
being one more than two
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noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
noun
one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of three
T(1) + H(4) + R(1) + E(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 three
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from three
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in three. Showing up to 24, longest first.