tradition: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 10 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of tradition
noun
- countable, uncountable
A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.
- countable, uncountable
A commonly held system.
Example: They followed the tradition of lighting candles for special occasions.
- countable, uncountable
An established or distinctive style or method
- countable, uncountable
The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.
Listed forms: traditions.
Source: Wiktionary — tradition.
verb
- obsolete
To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down.
Listed forms: traditions, traditioning, traditioned.
Source: Wiktionary — tradition.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
a specific practice of long standing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tradition in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tradition
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + D(2) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 10 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 tradition
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 tradition
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