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.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A person who is older than you are.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
Any of various church officers.
BROADER
NARROWER
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