Definition of castes

Scrabble & Words with friends points


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

Definition of castes


  • a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth (noun)
  • (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity (noun)
  • in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony (noun)
  • social status or position conferred by a system based on class (noun)

    Examples

    1. lose caste by doing work beneath one's station

See definition of castes in Merriam Webster