Then

Meaning

1. (conjunction) Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. “she's taller than I am;  she found his advice more witty than helpful;  we have less work today than we had yesterday;  We had no choice than to return home”
2. (conjunction) (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
3. (noun) That time “It will be finished before then.”
4. (adjective) Being so at that time.
5. (adverb) (temporal location) At that time. “He was happy then.”
6. (adverb) (temporal location) Soon afterward. “He fixed it, then left.”
7. (adverb) (sequence) Next in order; in addition. “There are three green ones, then a blue one.”
8. (adverb) In that case. “If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.”
9. (adverb) (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand. “That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.”
10. (adverb) (affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.

Letter breakdown

• Then contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

Words from these letters

• hen
• net
• nth
• ten
• the

Connected words

Other 4-letter words

• abbr
• abed
• abet
• able
• ably
• abut
• acct
• aced
• aces
• ache
• achy
• acid
• acme
• acne
• acre
• acts
• adds
• advt

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Words starting with THE

• the
• theater
• theaters
• theatre
• theatres
• theatrical
• theatrically
• thee
• thees
• theft
• thefts
• their
• theirs
• theism
• theist
• theistic
• theists
• them

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Words ending with HEN

• acetaminophen
• ashen
• earthen
• freshen
• heathen
• hen
• hyphen
• kitchen
• lengthen
• lichen
• peahen
• roughen
• strengthen
• toughen
• when

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