01 Word definition

older

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is OLDER a word?

Yes. OLDER is a 5-letter adjective. advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables) Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell OLDER?

O-L-D-E-R

OLDER contains 5 letters, begins with O, and ends with R.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. advanced in years; (‘aged’ is pronounced as two syllables)

    “aged members of the society”

2adjective

  1. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

    “Bill Adams, Sr.”
Synonyms
agedelderlyseniorelder
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score6points
Words With Friends7points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is OLDER spelled?

O1L2D3E4R5
Starts withOLDFirst 3 letters
Ends withDERLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About OLDER.

How do you spell OLDER?

OLDER is spelled O-L-D-E-R. It contains 5 letters.