life

NOUN /laɪf/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH L

life is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1I1F4E1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does life mean?

NOUN · 14 SENSES
1

The experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities.

“he could no longer cope with the complexities of life”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

Living things collectively.

“the oceans are teeming with life”

NARROWER
3

The course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living.

“he hoped for a new life in Australia”

“he wanted to live his own life without interference from others”

4

The organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones.

“there is no life on the moon”

5

The period between birth and the present time.

“I have known him all his life”

6

The period from the present until death.

“he appointed himself emperor for life”

NARROWER
RELATED
7

The condition of living or the state of being alive.

“while there's life there's hope”

“life depends on many chemical and physical processes”

RELATED
8

An account of the series of events making up a person's life.

9

The period during which something is functional (as between birth and death).

“the battery had a short life”

“he lived a long and happy life”

RELATED
10

Animation and energy in action or expression.

“it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it”

11

A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives.

“he got life for killing the guard”

RELATED
12

A characteristic state or mode of living.

“social life”

“city life”

NARROWER
13

A living person.

“his heroism saved a life”

14

A motive for living.

“pottery was his life”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of life

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