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Tones

Q: What does tones mean?

tones is the plural and third-person singular form of tone, which means “the quality of a person's voice”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.

t ₁o ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of tone

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

What does tones mean?

noun

the quality of a person's voice
“he began in a conversational tone”
Synonymstone of voice
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
“the Beijing dialect uses four tones”
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
“the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely”
Synonymstimbre timber quality
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
“the feel of the city excited him”
Synonymsspirit feel feeling flavor flavour
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
“after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
Synonymsshade tint tincture
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
“the singer held the note too long”
Synonymsnotemusical note

verb

utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
“The students chanted the same slogan over and over again”
Synonymschant intone
vary the pitch of one's speech
Synonymsinflect modulate
change the color or tone of
“tone a negative”
change to a color image
“tone a photographic image”
give a healthy elasticity to
“Let's tone our muscles”
Synonymstone upstrengthen

Definitions shown for tone, the base form of tones.

Is TONES a valid word?

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

How many points is TONES worth?

Scrabble

5 pts

t ₁o ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

6 pts

t ₁o ₁n ₂e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

5 pts

t ₁o ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

5 pts

t ₁o ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in TONES

Anagrams 5

notes onset seton steno stone

Best shorter words top 30 of 47

eons 4 nest 4 nets 4 noes 4 nose 4 note 4 ones 4 onst 4 sent 4 snot 4 sone 4 sten 4 tens 4 toes 4 tone 4 tons 4 tose 4 ens 3 eon 3 est 3 net 3 nos 3 not 3 oes 3 one 3 ons 3 ose 3 sen 3 set 3 son 3

See all 47 words made from TONES

Hooks for TONES

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

Front hooks

atones stones

Back hooks

None

Words that end like TONES

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

ones bones zones clones phones cones hones drones thrones postpones telephones bygones colones condones cyclones hormones jawbones backbones dethrones trombones wishbones headphones megaphones saxophones

All words ending in -ONES

Tones: quick answers

Is TONES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. TONES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.

How many points is TONES worth?

TONES scores 5 points in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does tones mean?

tones is the plural and third-person singular form of tone, which means “the quality of a person's voice”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in TONES?

You can make 47 shorter words from TONES, such as EONS, NEST, NETS, NOES. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of TONES?

TONES rearranges into NOTES, ONSET, SETON, STENO, STONE.