sentence
VERBNOUN
/sɛntəns/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
sentence is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1N1T1E1N1C3E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does sentence mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed.
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2
The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned.
“his sentence was 5 to 10 years”
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3
A string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language.
“he always spoke in grammatical sentences”
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