trace: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of trace
noun
An act of tracing.
Example: Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line.
An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
A very small amount, often residual, of some substance or material.
Example: There are traces of chocolate around your lips.
Listed forms: traces.
Source: Wiktionary — trace.
adj
Extremely small or insignificant (of an amount or quantity).
Listed forms: tracest.
Source: Wiktionary — trace.
verb
- transitive
To follow the trail of.
To follow the history of.
- transitive
To draw or sketch lightly or with care.
Example: He carefully traced the outlines of the old building before him.
- transitive
To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.
Listed forms: traces, tracing, traced.
Source: Wiktionary — trace.
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 trace.
noun
a just detectable amount
noun
an indication that something has been present
noun
a suggestion of some quality
noun
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is trace in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of trace
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 7 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 trace
5 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from trace
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in trace. Showing up to 24, longest first.