lecture
VERBNOUN
/lɛkʧər/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
lecture is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1C3T1U1R1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does lecture mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Censure severely or angrily.
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2
Deliver a lecture or talk.
“Did you ever lecture at Harvard?”
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class).
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2
A speech that is open to the public.
“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”
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3
A lengthy rebuke.
“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
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