family

NOUN /fæməli/
6 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F

family is a valid 6-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4A1M3I1L1Y4
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING

What does family mean?

NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

A social unit living together.

“he moved his family to Virginia”

“the family refused to accept his will”

2

People descended from a common ancestor.

“his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”

3

A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.

4

A person having kinship with another or others.

“he's family”

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5

An association of people who share common beliefs or activities.

“the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
7

Primary social group; parents and children.

“he wanted to have a good job before starting a family”

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8

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera.

“sharks belong to the fish family”