age

NOUNVERB /eɪdʒ/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH A

age is a valid 3-letter word worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1G2E1
1 + 2 + 1 =4 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 8TRIPLE WORD → 12
MEANING

What does age mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

A time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises.

“she was now of school age”

SYNONYMS
2

A prolonged period of time.

“we've known each other for ages”

3

A late time of life.

“old age is not for sissies”

“age hasn't slowed him down at all”

4

An era of history having some distinctive feature.

“we live in a litigious age”

BROADER
5

How long something has existed.

“it was replaced because of its age”

BROADER
VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Grow old or older.

“She aged gracefully”

“we age every day--what a depressing thought!”

BROADER
2

Begin to seem older; get older.

“The death of his wife caused him to age fast”

BROADER
3

Make older.

“The death of his child aged him tremendously”

ANTONYMS
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Anagrams of age

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