seventh

/ˈsɛvənθ/
adjectivenoun

The ordinal form of the number seven.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. The ordinal form of the number seven.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The person or thing in the seventh position.

  2. One of seven equal parts of a whole.

  3. A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English seventhe, sefte, from Old English seofoþa, from Proto-West Germanic *sebundō, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô. The -n-, lost in northern Proto-West Germanic, was later reinserted by analogy with seven, equivalent to seven + -th.

SEVENTH at a glance

SEVENTH has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,625 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with seventh

All rhymes
  • MONTH10
  • NINTH8
  • TENTH8
  • NINETEENTH13
  • EIGHTEENTH17
  • ELEVENTH14
  • SIXTEENTH19
  • THIRTEENTH16
  • FOURTEENTH16
  • SEVENTEENTH17
  • SYNTH11
  • LABYRINTH17

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • SEVENTY13

Keep going