erase
VERB
/ɪ'reɪs/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
erase is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1R1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does erase mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing.
“Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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2
Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information.
“Who erased the files from my hard disk?”
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3
Remove from memory or existence.
“The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915”
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AT THE BOARD