winter: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with W · ends with R
Meaning of winter
noun
- countable, uncountable
Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region.
- countable, figuratively, poetic, uncountable
The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
- countable
Someone with dark skin, eyes and hair, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
An appliance to be fixed on the front of a grate, to keep a kettle warm, etc.
Listed forms: winters.
Source: Wiktionary — winter.
verb
- intransitive
To spend the winter (in a particular place).
- transitive
To store something (for instance animals) somewhere over winter to protect it from cold.
Listed forms: winters, wintering, wintered.
Source: Wiktionary — winter.
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 winter.
noun
the coldest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
verb
spend the winter
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is winter in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of winter
W(4) + I(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + R(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of winter
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from winter
50 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in winter. Showing up to 24, longest first.