sacrifice

NOUNVERB /sæcrə,faɪs/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

sacrifice is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1A1C3R1I1F4I1C3E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does sacrifice mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

The act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity.

2

The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

3

A loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value.

“he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice”

BROADER
4

(baseball) an out that advances the base runners.

BROADER
5

Personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective).

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Endure the loss of.

SYNONYMS
2

Kill or destroy.

“The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”

“The general had to sacrifice several soldiers to save the regiment”

BROADER
3

Make a sacrifice of; in religious rituals.

NARROWER
RELATED
4

Sell at a loss.

BROADER