year: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with Y · ends with R
Meaning of year
noun
A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
Example: we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago
A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. The time taken for the Earth to return to the same position along the ecliptic, completing a full cycle of seasons; a tropical year or solar year.
A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons. The length of twelve lunations; the time taken for any moon phase to happen twelve times; a lunar year.
Listed forms: years, yeah, yeare, yeer, yeere, yere, yur.
Source: Wiktionary — year.
noun
- alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Pronunciation spelling of here.
Base or related entry: here.
- alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
Pronunciation spelling of hear.
Base or related entry: hear.
Source: Wiktionary — year.
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 year.
noun
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
noun
a body of students who graduate together
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is year in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of year
Y(4) + E(1) + A(1) + R(1) = 7 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 year
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from year
17 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in year. Showing up to 24, longest first.