world

/wɜrld/ nounadjective
5 letters1 syllable9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS9
NOUN
1

People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest.

“the Western world”

2

People in general considered as a whole.

3

All of your experiences that determine how things appear to you.

“his world was shattered”

“we live in different worlds”

4

The 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on.

“he sailed around the world”

5

The concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife.

“they consider the church to be independent of the world”

6

Everything that exists anywhere.

7

All of the living human inhabitants of the earth.

“all the world loves a lover”

8

A part of the earth that can be considered separately.

“the outdoor world”

“the world of insects”

ADJECTIVE
1

Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope.

“a world crisis”

“of worldwide significance”

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
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Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
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Syllablesworld
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