Scrabble & Words with friends points
- family is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
- family is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
- family is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15
Definition of family
- a social unit living together (noun)
Examples
- he moved his family to Virginia
- the family refused to accept his will
Synonyms
- home
- house
- household
- menage
- people descended from a common ancestor (noun)
Examples
- his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
Synonyms
- family line
- folk
- kinfolk
- kinsfolk
- phratry
- sept
- a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities (noun)
Synonyms
- crime syndicate
- mob
- syndicate
- a person having kinship with another or others (noun)
Examples
- he's family
Synonyms
- kin
- kinsperson
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities (noun)
Examples
- the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family
Synonyms
- fellowship
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute (noun)
Synonyms
- category
- class
- primary social group; parents and children (noun)
Examples
- he wanted to have a good job before starting a family
Synonyms
- family unit
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera (noun)
Examples
- sharks belong to the fish family
See definition of family in Merriam Webster