Years

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Years

noun

  1. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

    "we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

  2. (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.

    "Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years."

  3. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.

    "A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year."

  4. A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.

    "During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus."

  5. A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".

noun

  1. A very long time.

    "It took years for the bus to come."

Anagrams of Years

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

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 "Years"

Years is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "years" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Years" in Word Games

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