Family
/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/
noun
- A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
"Our family lives in town."
- An extended family; a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
"1915, William T. Groves, A History and Genealogy of the Groves Family in America"
- A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
"Our company is one big happy family."
- Lineage, especially an honorable one
- A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
"Magnolias belong to the family Magnoliaceae."
adjective
- Suitable for children and adults.
"It's not good for a date, it's a family restaurant."
- Conservative, traditional.
"The cultural struggle is for the survival of family values against all manner of atheistic amorality."
- Homosexual.
"I knew he was family when I first met him."
Total: 14 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 "Family"
Family is a 6-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Family" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "family" is a medium-scoring word.