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ANSWER
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
A
1
N
1
S
1
W
4
E
1
R
1
Σ
9
Definitions
Verb
- understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"
- give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"
- react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"
- respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"
- give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"
- react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"
- be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs"
- match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A `B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
- be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions"
Noun
- a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"
- the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
- the speech act of replying to a question
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word ANSWER
Yes, ANSWER is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 9 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
ANSWER is a 6-letter word. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.