ANSWER Definitions, Synonyms, and Scrabble Information

Is ANSWER a valid Scrabble word? Find dictionary definitions, synonyms, Scrabble and Words with Friends information, and more about the word ANSWER below.

answer - a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
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Scrabble and Words with Friends

ANSWER is a valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
ANSWER is a valid Words with Friends word worth 10 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
ANSWER is a 6 letter word containing the letters a, e, n, r, s, w.

Definitions

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noun a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
I waited several days for his answer
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noun a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
the answers were in the back of the book
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noun the speech act of replying to a question
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noun the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
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noun a nonverbal reaction
his answer to any problem was to get drunk
their answer was to sue me
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verb react verbally
She didn't want to answer
answer the question
We answered that we would accept the invitation
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verb respond to a signal
answer the door
answer the telephone
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verb give the correct answer or solution to
answer a question
answer the riddle
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verb understand the meaning of
The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered
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verb give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution
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verb be liable or accountable
She must answer for her actions
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verb be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
A few words would answer
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verb match or correspond
The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave
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verb be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
This may answer her needs
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verb react to a stimulus or command
The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch
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Synonyms

do, reply, resolution, resolve, respond, response, result, serve, solution, solvent, suffice

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Words that sound like 'answer'

ahungry, amasser, amokura, amuser, anchor

Antonyms

question

Derivations

answerer, answerable

Anagrams

resawn

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