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CAPTURE
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
C
3
A
1
P
3
T
1
U
1
R
1
E
1
Σ
11
Definitions
Noun
- the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
- the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
- the act of taking of a person by force
- any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
- a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
Verb
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
- succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
- attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
- 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"
- 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 a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 11 points in Scrabble. Because it is a 7-letter word, playing it will also earn you a bingo bonus if you use all your tiles! It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
CAPTURE is a 7-letter word. It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.