grant

NOUNVERB /grænt/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH G

grant is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1A1N1T1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does grant mean?

NOUN · 8 SENSES
1

18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885).

2

United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986).

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4

A right or privilege that has been granted.

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6

(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance.

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7

Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978).

8

A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business.

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VERB · 7 SENSES
1

Be willing to concede.

“I grant you this much”

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2

Allow to have.

“grant a privilege”

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3

Transfer by deed.

“grant land”

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4

Give as judged due or on the basis of merit.

“Funds are granted to qualified researchers”

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5

Let have.

“grant permission”

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6

Bestow, especially officially.

“grant a degree”

“This bill grants us new rights”

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7

Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another.

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