transition: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 10 letter points · starts with T · ends with N
Meaning of transition
noun
- countable, uncountable
The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
- countable, uncountable
A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
- countable, uncountable
A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
- countable, uncountable
A change of key.
Listed forms: transitions.
Source: Wiktionary — transition.
verb
- intransitive
To make a transition.
- transitive
To bring through a transition; to change.
Example: The soldier was transitioned from a combat role to a strategic role.
- intransitive
To change one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics to conform to one's identified gender.
Listed forms: transitions, transitioning, transitioned.
Source: Wiktionary — transition.
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 transition.
noun
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
noun
an event that results in a transformation
noun
a musical passage moving from one key to another
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is transition in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of transition
T(1) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + S(1) + 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 transition
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 transition
256 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in transition. Showing up to 24, longest first.