around
ADVERB
/ə'raʊnd/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
around is a valid 6-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1R1O1U1N1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does around mean?
ADVERB · 6 SENSES
1
Used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction.
“news gets around (or about)”
“traveled around in Asia”
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2
In or to a reversed position or direction.
“suddenly she turned around”
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3
In the area or vicinity.
“hanging around”
“waited around for the next flight”
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4
All around or on all sides.
“dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
“There were trees growing all around”
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5
From beginning to end; throughout.
“frigid weather the year around”
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6
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
“weighs around a hundred pounds”
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