Definition of better

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• better is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• better is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• better is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of better

• (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable (adjective)

  Examples

  1. it would be better to speak to him

  Synonyms

  1. best
• from a position of superiority or authority (adverb)

  Examples

  1. I know better.

  Synonyms

  1. best
• surpass in excellence (verb)

  Examples

  1. She bettered her own record

  Synonyms

  1. break
• get better (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. ameliorate
  2. improve
  3. meliorate
• someone who bets (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bettor
  2. punter
  3. wagerer
• to make better (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. ameliorate
  2. amend
  3. improve
  4. meliorate
• a superior person having claim to precedence (noun)

  Examples

  1. the common man has been kept in his place by his betters
• (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness (adjective)

  Examples

  1. her health is better now
  2. I feel better
• (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another (adjective)

  Examples

  1. You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din
  2. a better coat
  3. a better type of car
  4. a suit with a better fit
  5. a better chance of success
  6. produced a better mousetrap
  7. she's better in math than in history
• more than half (adjective)

  Examples

  1. argued for the better part of an hour
• something superior in quality or condition or effect (noun)

  Examples

  1. a change for the better
• the superior one of two alternatives (noun)

  Examples

  1. chose the better of the two

See definition of better in Merriam Webster