Return
/ɹɪˈtɜːn/
noun
- The act of returning.
"I expect the house to be spotless upon my return."
- A return ticket.
"Do you want a one-way or a return?"
- An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.
"Last year there were 250 returns of this product, an improvement on the 500 returns the year before."
- An answer.
"a return to one's question"
- An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
"election returns; a return of the amount of goods produced or sold"
verb
- To come or go back (to a place or person).
"Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter."
- To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
"To return to my story [...]"
- To turn back, retreat.
- To turn (something) round.
- To place or put back something where it had been.
"Please return your hands to your lap."
SYNONYMS
Total: 6 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 "Return"
Return is a 6-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "return" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Return" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "return" is a low-scoring word.