CAPTURE

7 letters 11 pts 7-letter word

Scrabble Validity

Valid UK Scrabble Word

Confirmed in SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble).

Dictionary memberships:

  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US) — US Scrabble validity
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends) — Words With Friends validity
  • SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble) — UK Scrabble validity

Tile Values

C 3
A 1
P 3
T 1
U 1
R 1
E 1
Σ 11

Definitions

Noun

  1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
  2. the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
  3. the act of taking of a person by force
  4. any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
  5. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

Verb

  1. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
  2. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
  3. succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
  4. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
  5. take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
  6. bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"

Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1

About the word CAPTURE

Yes, CAPTURE is valid for UK Scrabble according to SOWPODS / CSW24 (UK & International Scrabble). If you play it, you can score 11 points in Scrabble. It can earn a bingo bonus when it is played using all seven rack tiles.

CAPTURE is a 7-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.