Sentences

/ˈsɛntənsɪz/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts9 letters
Definition of Sentences

noun

  1. The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

    "The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

  2. The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

    "The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler."

  3. A punishment imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
  4. A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
  5. (grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.

    "The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard."

verb

  1. To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.

    "The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine."

  2. To decree or announce as a sentence.
  3. To utter sententiously.
Anagrams of Sentences

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "sentences":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "sentences" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

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 "Sentences"

Sentences is a 9-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "sentences" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Sentences" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sentences" is a medium-scoring word.

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