want
VERBNOUN
/wɑnt/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH W
want is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4A1N1T1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does want mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Have need of.
“This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”
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2
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly.
“I want to go home now”
“I want my own room”
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3
Be without, lack; be deficient in.
“want courtesy”
“want the strength to go on living”
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4
Hunt or look for; want for a particular reason.
“Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI”
“Uncle Sam wants you”
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Wish or demand the presence of.
“I want you here at noon!”
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NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Anything that is necessary but lacking.
“I tried to supply his wants”
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A state of extreme poverty.
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The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
“for want of a nail the shoe was lost”
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4
A specific feeling of desire.
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