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RELEASE
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
R
1
E
1
L
1
E
1
A
1
S
1
E
1
Σ
7
Definitions
Verb
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
- eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
- make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
- let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
- release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
Noun
- the act of liberating someone or something
- (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the act of allowing a fluid to escape
- activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
- merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra"
- a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
- an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
- euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
- a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word RELEASE
Yes, RELEASE is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 7 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.
RELEASE is a 7-letter word. It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants.