better

ADJECTIVENOUNADVERBVERB /bɛtər/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

better is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3E1T1T1E1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does better mean?

ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable.

“it would be better to speak to him”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2

More than half.

“argued for the better part of an hour”

SIMILAR
3

(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness.

“her health is better now”

“I feel better”

ANTONYMS
4

(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.

“You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din”

“a better coat”

ANTONYMS
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

Something superior in quality or condition or effect.

“a change for the better”

2

The superior one of two alternatives.

“chose the better of the two”

3

Someone who bets.

BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
4

A superior person having claim to precedence.

“the common man has been kept in his place by his betters”

ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1

From a position of superiority or authority.

“I know better.”

SYNONYMS