about

ADVERBADJECTIVE /ə'baʊt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

about is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1B3O1U1T1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does about mean?

ADVERB · 6 SENSES
1

Used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction.

“wandering about with no place to go”

“people were rushing about”

SYNONYMS
2

In or to a reversed position or direction.

“about face”

SYNONYMS
3

In the area or vicinity.

“a few spectators standing about”

SYNONYMS
4

All around or on all sides.

“dirty clothes lying around (or about)”

“let's look about for help”

SYNONYMS
5

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.

“the job is (just) about done”

6

(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.

“in just about a minute”

“he's about 30 years old”

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

On the move.

“up and about”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of about

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