Exercise
/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/
noun
- Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."
- Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
"I do crosswords for mental exercise."
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
"The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights."
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
"I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties."
- That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
verb
- To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
"to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle"
- To perform physical activity for health or training.
"I exercise at the gym every day."
- To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
"She is going to exercise her right to vote."
- (now often in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
"exercised with pain"
- To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
Total: 17 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 "Exercise"
Exercise is a 8-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Exercise" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "exercise" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter X, which is worth 8 points.