tone: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of tone
noun
A specific pitch.
(in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
(in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
The character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice.
Listed forms: tones.
Source: Wiktionary — tone.
verb
- transitive
to give a particular tone to
- transitive
to change the colour of
- transitive
to make (something) firmer
- transitive
to utter with an affected tone.
Listed forms: tones, toning, toned.
Source: Wiktionary — tone.
pron
- dialectal
the one (of two)
Source: Wiktionary — tone.
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 tone.
noun
the quality of a person's voice
- tone of voice
noun
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
noun
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
noun
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tone in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tone
T(1) + O(1) + N(1) + E(1) = 4 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 tone
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from tone
13 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tone. Showing up to 24, longest first.