THREE
What does "THREE" mean?
The number equal to the sum of one and two; 3.
Meanings
- The cardinal number 3, one more than two. Three guests stayed for dinner.
- A set or group of three; the figure 3. He rolled a three on the die.
Did you know?
- Three is the only prime number that follows directly after another prime - two and three are the lone pair of consecutive primes that can ever exist.
Word origin
From Old English 'þrēo', 'þrīe', from Proto-Germanic '*þrīz', from Proto-Indo-European '*tréyes'; the same root yields Latin 'tres', Greek 'treis', and Sanskrit 'trayas'.
Remember it
THREE starts with the same 'thr-' as 'throw' and 'three': hold up three fingers and they spread like the three letters after 'th'.
A little poem
Two makes a tension;
the third arrives and resolves-
a triangle stands.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is three never lonely? Because it's the smallest crowd.
What it teaches
Two things balance or oppose; it takes a third to make a shape that can finally stand on its own.
Quick facts
What does THREE mean?
The number equal to the sum of one and two; 3.
Is THREE a valid word?
Yes — THREE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is THREE?
THREE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does THREE come from?
From Old English 'þrēo', 'þrīe', from Proto-Germanic '*þrīz', from Proto-Indo-European '*tréyes'; the same root yields Latin 'tres', Greek 'treis', and Sanskrit 'trayas'.
What can THREE teach us?
Two things balance or oppose; it takes a third to make a shape that can finally stand on its own.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.