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Is third a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word third is a Scrabble US word. The word third is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is third a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word third is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

T1H4I1R1D2

Is third a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word third is a Words With Friends word. The word third is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

THIRD,THRID,

4-letter words (2 found)

DIRT,THIR,

3-letter words (6 found)

DIT,HID,HIT,RID,RIT,TID,

2-letter words (5 found)

DI,HI,ID,IT,TI,

You can make 15 words from third according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of third

third htird tihrd ithrd hitrd ihtrd thrid htrid trhid rthid hrtid rhtid tirhd itrhd trihd rtihd irthd rithd hirtd ihrtd hritd rhitd irhtd rihtd thidr htidr tihdr ithdr hitdr ihtdr thdir htdir tdhir dthir hdtir dhtir tidhr itdhr tdihr dtihr idthr dithr hidtr ihdtr hditr dhitr idhtr dihtr thrdi htrdi trhdi rthdi hrtdi rhtdi thdri htdri tdhri dthri hdtri dhtri trdhi rtdhi tdrhi dtrhi rdthi drthi hrdti rhdti hdrti dhrti rdhti drhti tirdh itrdh tridh rtidh irtdh ritdh tidrh itdrh tdirh dtirh idtrh ditrh trdih rtdih tdrih dtrih rdtih drtih irdth ridth idrth dirth rdith drith hirdt ihrdt hridt rhidt irhdt rihdt hidrt ihdrt hdirt dhirt idhrt dihrt hrdit rhdit hdrit dhrit rdhit drhit irdht ridht idrht dirht rdiht driht

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word third. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in third.

Definitions and meaning of third

third

Etymology

From Middle English thirde, thridde, from Old English þridda, from Proto-Germanic *þridjô, from Pre-Germanic *tretyós, a remodeling of Proto-Indo-European *tr̥tyós.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: thûd, IPA(key): /θɜːd/
  • (US) enPR: thûrd, IPA(key): /θɝd/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): /tʰʊːɹd/
  • (NYC) IPA(key): /t̪ɔɪd/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d
  • Homophone: turd (in some accents)

Adjective

third (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

Synonyms

  • 3rd, 3d, IIIrd, III

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

third (countable and uncountable, plural thirds)

  1. The person or thing in the third position.
  2. One of three equal parts of a whole.
  3. (uncountable) The third gear of a gearbox.
  4. (music) An interval consisting of the first and third notes in a scale.
  5. (baseball) third base
  6. (golf) A handicap of one stroke every third hole.
  7. A third-class degree, awarded to the lowest achievers in an honours degree programme
  8. (archaic) One sixtieth of a second, i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system. Also formerly known as a tierce.

Synonyms

  • (gear): third gear
  • (fractions): third part, ⅓

Derived terms

Related terms

  • riding

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Verb

third (third-person singular simple present thirds, present participle thirding, simple past and past participle thirded)

  1. (informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
  2. To divide into three equal parts.

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See also

  • interval

Anagrams

  • drith, thrid

Source: wiktionary.org