You can make 6 words from old according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 3 letters words made out of old
old lod odl dol ldo dlo
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word old. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in old.
Definitions and meaning of old
old
Alternative forms
ol', ol, ole
olde(archaic)
Etymology
From Middle Englisholde, ald, from Old Englishald, eald(“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-West Germanic*ald, from Proto-Germanic*aldaz(“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European*h₂eltós(“grown, tall, big”).
Cognate with Scotsauld(“old”), North Frisianool, ual, uul(“old”), Saterland Frisianoold(“old”), West Frisianâld(“old”), Dutchoud(“old”), Low Germanold(“old”), Germanalt(“old”), Swedishäldre(“older, elder”), Icelandiceldri(“older, elder”), Latinaltus(“high, tall, grown big, lofty”). Related to eld.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊld/, [ˈɔʊ(ɫ)d], [ˈɒʊ(ɫ)d]
(US) enPR: ōld, IPA(key): /ˈoʊld/
(New Zealand) IPA(key): /aʉld/, [ɒʊ(ɫ)d]
Rhymes: -əʊld
Adjective
old (comparativeolderorelder, superlativeoldestoreldestor(US, dialectal)oldermost)
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life.
Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related others
Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
(heading)Of an earlier time.
Former, previous.
That is no longer in existence.
Obsolete; out-of-date.
Familiar.
(UK) Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
Synonym:antique
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
any old
(informal, of a person)Indicating affection and familiarity.
Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
(obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
Synonyms
(having existed for a long period of time):ancient, long in the tooth, paleo-; see also Thesaurus:old
(having lived for many years):aged, ageing / aging, elderly, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly
(having existed or lived for the specified time):aged, of age
(former):erstwhile, ex-, former, one-time, past; see also Thesaurus:former
(out-of-date):antiquated, obsolete(of words), outdated; see also Thesaurus:obsolete
Antonyms
(antonym(s) of "having existed for a long period of time"):brand new, fresh, new, neo-, ceno-
(antonym(s) of "having lived for many years"):young
(antonym(s) of "former"):current, latest, new
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
old (pluralolds)
(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
(slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
(slang, most often plural) One's parents.
I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
(Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
Anagrams
DLO, DOL, Dol, LDO, LOD, Lo'd, LoD, Lod, dol, lod
Danish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɔlˀ/, [ˈʌlˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old Norseǫld, from Proto-Germanic*aldiz, cognate with Gothic𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃(alds).
Noun
oldc (singular definiteolden, not used in plural form)
(archaic)period, age, generation
(archaic, rare)antiquity
Declension
Derived terms
References
“Old,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Etymology 2
Clipping of oldtidskundskab.
Noun
oldc (uninflected)
ClassicalCivilization(a course in secondary school)
Synonym:oldtidskundskab
Derived terms
oldlærer
References
“old” in Den Danske Ordbog
German Low German
Alternative forms
oold, ol, olt
Etymology
From Middle Low Germanôlt. The A became an O through the effect of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutchoud.
Cognate with Englishold, Dutchoud, Germanalt, West Frisianâld.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɔːɫt/
Adjective
old (comparativeöller, superlativeöllst)
old
Declension
Descendants
→ German: oll
Hungarian
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic*aŋa-(“to loosen, open (up), untie”) + -d(frequentative suffix).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈold]
Homophone: oldd
Rhymes: -old
Verb
old
(transitive) to solve
(transitive) to untie
Conjugation
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
References
Further reading
old in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN