Sec

/sɛk/

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts3 letters

Definition of Sec

noun

Second, 1/60 of a minute.

noun

One-sixtieth of a minute; the SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
A short, indeterminate amount of time.
"I'll be there in a second."

Anagrams of Sec

No exact anagrams found for "sec". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+pceps pecs spec

Related Word Patterns

SE...Words starting with "se"...ECWords ending with "ec"All 3-letter words Unscramble "sec"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

sec arcsecond second of arc words used as placeholders to count seconds

Letter Values

s1

e1

c3

Total: 5 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "sec"All 3-Letter Words Words Starting With "S"

Rhymes With Sec

alec chebec codec cosec cusec exec fennec hypothec kiloparsec megaparsec parsec pec

Related 3-Letter Words

sab sac sad sae sag sal sap sat sau saw sax say sea see seg

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 "Sec"

Sec is a 3-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Sec" in Word Games

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