true: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 4 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of true
adj
Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
Example: This is a true story.
Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct. As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence
Example: True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far.
Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.
Example: a true copy
Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
Example: "A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.
Listed forms: truer, truest, tru, troo, trew.
Source: Wiktionary — true.
adv
- not-comparable
Accurately; in alignment.
Example: This gun shoots true.
- archaic, not-comparable
Truthfully.
Listed forms: tru, troo, trew.
Source: Wiktionary — true.
noun
- uncountable
The state of being in alignment.
- obsolete, uncountable
Truth.
Listed forms: tru, troo, trew.
Source: Wiktionary — true.
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 true.
adjective
accurately placed or thrown
- dead on target
adjective
expressing or given to expressing the truth
adjective
worthy of being depended on
adjective
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is true in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of true
T(1) + R(1) + U(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 true
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 true
9 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in true. Showing up to 24, longest first.