sum
VERBNOUN
/səm/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
sum is a valid 3-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
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S1U1M3
1 + 1 + 3 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does sum mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Determine the sum of.
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2
Be a summary of.
“The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper”
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NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
The final aggregate.
“the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered”
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A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.
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The whole amount.
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A quantity of money.
“he borrowed a large sum”
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A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers.
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The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
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