tree: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of tree
noun
A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
Example: Hyperion is the tallest living tree in the world.
Any other plant (such as a large shrub or herb) that is reminiscent of the above in form and size.
Example: The banana tree is a tall perennial herb: its trunk is not woody.
An object made from a tree trunk and having multiple hooks or storage platforms.
Example: He had the choice of buying a scratching post or a cat tree.
A device used to hold or stretch a shoe open.
Example: He put a shoe tree in each of his shoes.
Listed forms: trees, treen, tre.
Source: Wiktionary — tree.
verb
- transitive
To chase (an animal or person) up a tree.
Example: The dog treed the cat.
- transitive
To place in a tree.
Example: Black bears can tree their cubs for protection, but grizzly bears cannot.
- transitive
To place upon a shoe tree; to fit with a shoe tree; to stretch upon a shoe tree.
Example: to tree a boot
- intransitive
To take refuge in a tree.
Listed forms: trees, treeing, treed, tre.
Source: Wiktionary — tree.
num
- alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling
Pronunciation spelling of three
Base or related entry: three.
Source: Wiktionary — tree.
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 tree.
noun
a figure that branches from a single root
- tree diagram
verb
force a person or an animal into a position from which they cannot escape
verb
stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tree in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tree
T(1) + R(1) + E(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 tree
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from tree
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tree. Showing up to 24, longest first.