pulse
pulse is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What does pulse mean?
The rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart.
The rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients).
Edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.).
Produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses.
“pulse waves”
“a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube”
Expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically.
Drive by or as if by pulsation.
“A soft breeze pulsed the air”