Names
/neɪmz/
noun
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
"I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty."
- Reputation.
- An abusive or insulting epithet.
"Stop calling me names!"
- A person (or legal person).
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
verb
- (ditransitive) To give a name to.
"One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting."
- To mention, specify.
"He named his demands."
- To identify as relevant or important
"naming the problem"
- To publicly implicate.
"The painter was named as an accomplice."
- To designate for a role.
"My neighbor was named to the steering committee."
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 "Names"
Names is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "names" can be rearranged to form 6 other valid words.
Using "Names" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "names" is a low-scoring word.