Scrabble & Words with friends points
- wants is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- wants is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- wants is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9
Definition of wants
- have need of (verb)
Examples
- This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner
Synonyms
- need
- require
- anything that is necessary but lacking (noun)
Examples
- I tried to supply his wants
Synonyms
- need
- a state of extreme poverty (noun)
Synonyms
- deprivation
- neediness
- privation
- the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun)
Examples
- for want of a nail the shoe was lost
Synonyms
- deficiency
- lack
- a specific feeling of desire (noun)
Synonyms
- wish
- wishing
- feel or have a desire for; want strongly (verb)
Examples
- I want to go home now
- I want my own room
Synonyms
- desire
- be without, lack; be deficient in (verb)
Examples
- want courtesy
- want the strength to go on living
- flood victims wanting food and shelter
- hunt or look for; want for a particular reason (verb)
Examples
- Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
- Uncle Sam wants you
- wish or demand the presence of (verb)
Examples
- I want you here at noon!
See definition of wants in Merriam Webster