About
/əˈbɛʊt/
adjective
- Moving around; astir.
"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."
- In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
"This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable."
- Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
"I had my keys just a minute ago, so they must be about somewhere."
adverb
- On all sides; around.
"I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me."
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
"Bits of old machinery were lying about."
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
"walking about; rushing about; jumping about; thrashing about"
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
"messing about; fooling about; loafing about"
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
"Dinner's about ready."
preposition
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
"The snake was coiled about his ankle."
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
"He was well known about town."
- Indicates that something will happen very soon; indicates a plan or intention to do something.
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
"He talked a lot about his childhood."
- Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
"to be about one's business"
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "About"
About is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "About" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "about" is a low-scoring word.