next
Next is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including immediately following in time or order or at the time or occasion immediately following.
Length
4
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
NE
Ends
EXT
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “NEXT” Mean?
/nɛkst/
next has 5 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
4 sensesimmediately following in time or order
“the following day”
“next in line”
“the next president”
“the next item on the list”
Synonyms
nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space
“had adjacent rooms”
“in the next room”
“the person sitting next to me”
“our rooms were side by side”
Synonyms
(of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment
“not this Saturday, next Saturday”
“on Tuesday next”
Adverb
1 senseat the time or occasion immediately following
“next the doctor examined his back”
Synonyms for NEXT
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
immediately following in time or order
Length
4 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
T
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
N, E, X, T
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆NEXT can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NEXT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆NEXT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆NEXT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
NE, EX, XT
Trigrams
NEX, EXT
Crossword Intelligence
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