yet: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 6 letter points · starts with Y · ends with T
Meaning of yet
adv
- not-comparable
Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time. In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future.
Example: I haven't finished yet.
- not-comparable
Thus far; up to the present; up to some unspecified time. In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed.
- not-comparable
At some future time; eventually.
Example: The riddle will be solved yet.
- not-comparable, with-infinitive
Not as of the time referenced.
Example: I’ve yet to see him. — I have not yet seen him.
Listed forms: yit, yitt, ytt.
Source: Wiktionary — yet.
conj
Nevertheless; however; but; despite that.
Example: I thought I knew you, yet how wrong was I!
Listed forms: yeat.
Source: Wiktionary — yet.
verb
- obsolete
To pour.
- dialectal, obsolete
To melt; found; cast (e.g. metal, by pouring it into a mould when molten).
Listed forms: yets, yetting, yetted, yoten, yit, yete.
Source: Wiktionary — yet.
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 yet.
adverb
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
- so far
- thus far
- up to now
- hitherto
- heretofore
- as yet
- til now
- until now
- till now
adverb
to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons
adverb
within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time
- in time
adverb
used after a superlative
- so far
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is yet in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of yet
Y(4) + E(1) + T(1) = 6 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 yet
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 yet
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