Scrabble and Words with Friends

• ABOUT is a valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• ABOUT is a valid Words with Friends word worth 8 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• ABOUT is a 5 letter word containing the letters a, b, o, t, u.

Definitions

• about

  adverb (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
  in just about a minute
  he's about 30 years old
  I've had about all I can stand
  we meet about once a month

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• about

  adverb all around or on all sides
  dirty clothes lying around (or about)
  let's look about for help

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• about

  adverb in the area or vicinity
  a few spectators standing about

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• about

  adverb used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
  wandering about with no place to go
  people were rushing about
  news gets around (or about)

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• about

  adverb in or to a reversed position or direction
  about face

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• about

  adverb in rotation or succession
  turn about is fair play

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• about

  adverb (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  the job is (just) about done

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• about

  adjective satellite on the move
  up and about

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• Lookup ABOUT using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

Synonyms

Words that sound like 'about'

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