Scopes
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Scopes
noun
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
- A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- Opportunity; broad range; degree of freedom.
- The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
- The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
verb
- To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
- To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
"The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament."
- To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
"If we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function."
- To examine under a microscope.
"The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it."
- To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
Anagrams of Scopes
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
s1
c3
o1
p3
e1
s1
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Scopes
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
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 "Scopes"
Scopes is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "scopes" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Scopes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "scopes" is a medium-scoring word.