zero: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 13 letter points · starts with Z · ends with O
Meaning of zero
num
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.
Example: The conductor waited until the passenger count was zero.
Source: Wiktionary — zero.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
Example: In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.
- countable, uncountable
The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
Example: One million has six zeroes.
- informal, uncountable
Nothing, or none.
Example: zero-defect
- countable, uncountable
The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
Example: The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal.
Listed forms: zeros, zeroes.
Source: Wiktionary — zero.
det
Synonym of no.
Example: She showed zero respect.
Source: Wiktionary — zero.
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 zero.
adjective
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
- 0
noun
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
noun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
noun
the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
- zero point
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is zero in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of zero
Z(10) + E(1) + R(1) + O(1) = 13 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 zero
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 zero
6 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in zero. Showing up to 24, longest first.