franklin
NOUN
/fræŋklɪn/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
franklin is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4R1A1N1K5L1I1N1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does franklin mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790).
SYNONYMS
2
United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915).
SYNONYMS
3
A landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth.
BROADER