Definition of around

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• around is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• around is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• around is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of around

• used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction (adverb)

  Examples

  1. news gets around (or about)
  2. traveled around in Asia
  3. he needs advice from someone who's been around
  4. she sleeps around

  Synonyms

  1. about
• in or to a reversed position or direction (adverb)

  Examples

  1. suddenly she turned around

  Synonyms

  1. about
• in the area or vicinity (adverb)

  Examples

  1. hanging around
  2. waited around for the next flight

  Synonyms

  1. about
• all around or on all sides (adverb)

  Examples

  1. dirty clothes lying around (or about)
  2. There were trees growing all around
  3. she looked around her

  Synonyms

  1. about
• from beginning to end; throughout (adverb)

  Examples

  1. frigid weather the year around

  Synonyms

  1. round
• (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct (adverb)

  Examples

  1. weighs around a hundred pounds

  Synonyms

  1. about
  2. approximately
  3. close to
  4. just about
  5. more or less
  6. or so
  7. roughly
  8. some

See definition of around in Merriam Webster