release

VERBNOUN /rɪ'lis/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

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

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1L1E1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does release mean?

VERB · 10 SENSES
2

Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition.

SYNONYMS
3

Prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.

NARROWER
4

Eliminate (a substance).

“the plant releases a gas”

5

Make (information) available for publication.

“release the list with the names of the prisoners”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
6

Generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids.

“release a hormone into the blood stream”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
7

Let (something) fall or spill from a container.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
8

Grant freedom to; free from confinement.

9

Make (assets) available.

“release the holdings in the dictator's bank account”

NOUN · 12 SENSES
1

A legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation.

SYNONYMS
2

The act of allowing a fluid to escape.

BROADER
4

An announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation.

5

Euphemistic expressions for death.

6

A formal written statement of relinquishment.

7

A process that liberates or discharges something.

“there was a sudden release of oxygen”

“the release of iodine from the thyroid gland”

NARROWER
8

Merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film).

“a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra”

9

(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone.

SYNONYMS
10

A device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
11

Activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of release

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