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...and is worth 10 points by itself.
answer
noun
1. A correct reply.
2. A correct solution.
3. A solution, as to a problem.
4. A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
5. An act in retaliation or response: Our only possible answer was to sue.
verb
1. To speak or write in reply.
2. To be or make oneself responsible or accountable.
3. To make amends.
4. To be in conformity or correspondence.
5. To act in response to an action performed elsewhere or by another.
verb-intransitive
1. To be liable or accountable: You must answer for your actions.
2. To correspond; match: I found a dog answering to that description.
3. To serve the purpose; suffice: "Often I do use three words where one would answer” ( Mark Twain).
4. To speak, write, or act as a return, as to a question.
verb-transitive
1. To conform or correspond to: The suspect answers the description given by the police.
2. To fulfill the demands or needs of; serve: "My fortune has answered my desires” ( Isaak Walton).
3. To respond correctly to.
4. To speak, write, or act as a return to; respond to.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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answer | 9 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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an | 2 |
es | 2 |
er | 2 |
en | 2 |
ew | 5 |
re | 2 |
ae | 2 |
ne | 2 |
na | 2 |
we | 5 |
aw | 5 |
as | 2 |
ar | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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nae | 3 |
ern | 3 |
naw | 6 |
new | 6 |
wen | 6 |
sae | 3 |
was | 6 |
war | 6 |
wan | 6 |
wae | 6 |
ran | 3 |
ras | 3 |
raw | 6 |
res | 3 |
san | 3 |
ane | 3 |
saw | 6 |
ers | 3 |
are | 3 |
era | 3 |
ens | 3 |
ear | 3 |
sea | 3 |
sen | 3 |
ser | 3 |
sew | 6 |
ars | 3 |
awn | 6 |
awe | 6 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
---|---|
snaw | 7 |
nare | 4 |
sear | 4 |
sewn | 7 |
sera | 4 |
swan | 7 |
waes | 7 |
wane | 7 |
wans | 7 |
ware | 7 |
warn | 7 |
wars | 7 |
wean | 7 |
wear | 7 |
wens | 7 |
wren | 7 |
naes | 4 |
anes | 4 |
anew | 7 |
ares | 4 |
awes | 7 |
awns | 7 |
earn | 4 |
ears | 4 |
eras | 4 |
erns | 4 |
sawn | 7 |
near | 4 |
news | 7 |
rase | 4 |
sane | 4 |
raws | 7 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
---|---|
nears | 5 |
wrens | 8 |
wears | 8 |
weans | 8 |
warns | 8 |
wares | 8 |
wanes | 8 |
rewan | 8 |
resaw | 8 |
saner | 5 |
sawer | 8 |
sewan | 8 |
sewar | 8 |
earns | 5 |
snare | 5 |
sware | 8 |
swear | 8 |
nares | 5 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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answer | 9 |
resawn | 9 |