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Third

t 1h 4i 1r 1d 2

About 1 syllable

noun · adjective · adverb · 5 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does third mean?

noun

  1. one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

    “it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement”

    Synonymstierce

  2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

    “he is playing third”

    Synonymsthird base

  3. following the second position in an ordering or series

    “a distant third”

  4. the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it

    “a simple harmony written in major thirds”

  5. the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

    “you shouldn't try to start in third gear”

    Synonymsthird gear

  6. the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball

    “he was cut down on a close play at third”

    Synonymsthird base

adjective

  1. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position

    Synonymstertiary

adverb

  1. in the third place

    “third we must consider unemployment”

    Synonymsthirdly

Is THIRD a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

THIRD is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is THIRD worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
t 1h 4i 1r 1d 2

Words With Friends

8 pts
t 1h 3i 1r 1d 2

Wordfeud

9 pts
t 1h 4i 1r 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
t 1h 3i 1r 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in THIRD

Anagrams 1

thrid

Hooks for THIRD

Add one letter to the front or back of THIRD to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

thirds

Words that end like THIRD

Common words that share the ending -IRD, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

birdbluebirdblackbirdhummingbirdmockingbird
All words ending in -IRD

Third: quick answers

Is THIRD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. THIRD is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is THIRD worth?
THIRD scores 9 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does third mean?
As a noun, third means “one of three equal parts of a divisible whole”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in THIRD?
You can make 13 shorter words from THIRD, such as HID, THIR, HIT, DIRT. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of THIRD?
THIRD rearranges into THRID.