01 Word definition

terns

5 letters · 1 vowel · 4 consonants

Is TERNS a word?

Yes. TERNS is a 5-letter noun. TERNS is a plural or present-tense form of TERN: small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TERNS?

T-E-R-N-S

TERNS contains 5 letters, begins with T, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

TERNS is a plural or present-tense form of TERN.

1noun

  1. TERNS is a plural or present-tense form of TERN: small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score5points
Words With Friends6points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TERNS spelled?

T1E2R3N4S5
Starts withTERFirst 3 letters
Ends withRNSLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance1 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About TERNS.

How do you spell TERNS?

TERNS is spelled T-E-R-N-S. It contains 5 letters.