elude
VERB
/ɪ'lud/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
elude is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1L1U1D2E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does elude mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
SYNONYMS
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2
Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by.
“What you are seeing in him eludes me”
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3
Escape, either physically or mentally.
“The thief eluded the police”
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AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of elude
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