elder

ADJECTIVENOUN /ɛldər/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

elder is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1L1D2E1R1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does elder mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son.

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SIMILAR
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A person who is older than you are.

SYNONYMS
2

Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit.

BROADER
3

Any of various church officers.

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