Web
/wɛb/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts3 letters
Definition of Web
noun
- The silken structure which a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
"The sunlight glistened in the dew on the web."
- (by extension) Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.
- (sometimes capitalized) Specifically, the World Wide Web.
"Let me search the web for that."
- The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
"He caught the ball in the web."
- A latticed or woven structure.
"The gazebo's roof was a web made of thin strips of wood."
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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 "Web"
Web is a 3-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Web" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "web" is a low-scoring word.