Else

/ɛls/

Scrabble:4 ptsWWF:5 pts4 letters
Definition of Else

adjective

  1. (used only with indefinite or interrogative pronouns) Other; in addition to previously mentioned items.

    "The instructor is busy. Can anyone else help me?"

adverb

  1. (follows interrogative adverbs) Otherwise, if not.

    "How else (=in what other way) can it be done?"

conjunction

  1. For otherwise; or else.

    "Then the Wronskian of f and g must be nonzero, else they could not be linearly independent."

Anagrams of Else

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "else":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "else" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Else"

Else is a 4-letter word that scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "else" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Else" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "else" is a low-scoring word.