seven

Plural: sevens

Noun

The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of six and one.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
A card bearing seven pips.

Adjective Satellite

being one more than six

Num

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements.

Examples

A seven-letter word, or bingo, is the ultimate goal in Scrabble.
He wrote three sevens on the paper.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*septḿ̥
From Middle English seven, from Old English seofon (“seven”), from Proto-West Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Germanic *sebun (“seven”), from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”).
Cognate with Scots seiven (“seven”), West Frisian sân (“seven”), Saterland Frisian soogen (“seven”), Low German söven (“seven”), Dutch zeven (“seven”), German sieben (“seven”), Danish syv (“seven”), Norwegian sju (“seven”), Icelandic sjö (“seven”), Latin septem (“seven”), Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”), Russian семь (semʹ), Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptán).

Synonyms

7, heptad, septenary, septet, seven-spot, sevener, vii, VII

Scrabble Score: 8

seven: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
seven: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
seven: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

seven: valid Words With Friends Word