fifty

/ˈfɪfti/
numbernoun

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Number 1 meaning

  1. The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A banknote or coin with a denomination of 50.

    “Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?”

  2. A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English fifty, from Old English fīftiġ, from Proto-Germanic *fimf tigiwiz (“five tens”). By surface analysis, five + -ty.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
fivety

FIFTY at a glance

FIFTY has 5 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + F 4 + T 1 + Y 4) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,294 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with fifty

All rhymes
  • HEFTY14
  • LOFTY11
  • LEFTY11
  • CRAFTY14
  • NIFTY11
  • THRIFTY16
  • SHIFTY15
  • SOFTY11
  • DRAFTY13
  • SWIFTY15
  • TUFTY11
  • DRIFTY13

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • FIFTH14
  • NIFTY11
  • FISTY11
  • WIFTY14
  • MIFTY13
  • RIFTY11

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