Related
/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/
verb
- To tell in a descriptive way.
"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."
- To bring into a relation, association, or connection (between one thing and another).
- To have a connection.
"The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played."
- To interact.
- To respond through reaction.
adjective
- Standing in relation or connection.
"Electric and magnetic forces are closely related."
- Being a relative of.
"Everyone is related to their parents."
- Narrated; told.
- Fulfilling a relation.
- (in combination) Having a relationship with the thing named
"Gun-related crime."
adjective
- Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.
- (of a URL, URI, path, or similar) Expressed in relation to another item, rather than in complete form.
"The relative URL /images/pic.jpg, when evaluated in the context of http://example.com/docs/pic.html, corresponds to the absolute URL http://example.com/images/pic.jpg."
- (grammar) That relates to an antecedent.
- Having the same key but differing in being major or minor.
- Relevant; pertinent; related.
"relative to your earlier point about taxes, ..."
Total: 8 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 "Related"
Related is a 7-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "related" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.
Using "Related" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "related" is a low-scoring word.