SECOND — 6 letter word
second
The word second has 6 letters: S, E, C, O, N, D. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Second has 2 anagrams: codens, decons. As a adverb, it means "in the second place".
6 letter word "second": S E C O N D — adverb
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends score: 11
Letter analysis of second
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of second
adverb
- in the second place "second, we must consider the economy" Synonyms: secondly
adjective
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first "second flute"
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
noun
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield Synonyms: second base
- merchandise that has imperfections Synonyms: irregular
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle "They had to shift down into second to make the hill."
- a speech seconding a motion "do I hear a second?" Synonyms: secondment
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- a 60th part of a minute of arc "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here" Synonyms: arcsecond
- following the first in an ordering or series "We came in a close second."
- 1/60 of a minute Synonyms: sec, s
- a particular point in time Synonyms: minute, instant, moment
- an indefinitely short time Synonyms: minute, bit, moment, mo
verb
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
- give support or one's approval to "I'll second that motion" Synonyms: back
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