Definitions for forty-eight

forty-eight for·ty-eight

Spelling: [fawr-tee-eyt]
IPA: /ˈfɔr tiˈeɪt/

Forty-Eight is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 378 anagrams from letters in forty-eight (-efghiortty).

Definitions for forty-eight

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 8.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 48 or XLVIII.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.
  4. the forty-eight, the 48 contiguous states of the U.S.

adjective

  1. amounting to 48 in number.

Examples for forty-eight

forty-eight hours before, I had been in a helicopter that was getting shot at in Iraq.

forty-eight percent of men said in a Marist poll this month that they are “very enthusiastic” about voting, the most of any group.

Permit me, I beseech you, before you go to London to send you forty-eight guineas.

forty-eight percent say they are pro-life, while 46 percent say they are pro-choice.

And so forty-eight hours were left one to prepare for the onslaught.

forty-eight percent of the poll respondents said the average American consumes too many natural resources.

We had not left New York forty-eight hours when the vessel stopped.

Handel was forty-eight before he published any of his great works.

forty-eight works from 37 artists, including 18 women, are on display, and the selection is eclectic.

I leave you free to bring it me back within forty-eight hours.

Word Value for forty-eight
Scrable

11

Words with friends

10

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