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Is witness a Scrabble word?

Yes, witness is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of witness?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (uncountable) Attestation of a fact or event; testimony.Examples: "She can bear witness, since she was there at the time."; "May we, with the warrant of womanhood and the witness of a good conscience, pursue him with any further revenge?"; "We have as much witness from heaven as we need."uncountable

2. (countable) One who sees or has personal knowledge of something.Examples: "As a witness to the event, I can confirm that he really said that."; "[…]thyself art witness— I am betrothed."; "Upon my looking round, I was a witness to appearances which filled me with melancholy and regret."countable

3. (countable, law) Someone called to give evidence in a court.Examples: "The witness for the prosecution did not seem very credible."; "From the evidence of witnesses and of the recorded passing times, including the time at which the circuit breakers were tripped when the wires were brought down, the train was travelling at a speed of not less than 70 m.p.h."countable

4. (countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.Examples: "The bridesmaid and best man at a wedding typically serve as the witnesses."countable

5. (countable) Something that serves as evidence; a sign or token.Examples: "Laban said to Jacob, […] This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness."countable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To furnish proof of, to show.Examples: "This certificate witnesses his presence on that day."; "round he throws his baleful eyes / That witness'd huge affliction and dismay"transitive

2. (transitive) To take as evidence.Examples: "Depression often goes undetected until it is too late . Witness the recent White House suicide."transitive

3. (transitive) To see or gain knowledge of through experience.Examples: "He witnessed the accident."; "This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable calamities and horrors we must expect, should we be so unfortunate as ever to witness the triumph of modern infidelity"; "General Washington did not live to witness the restoration of peace."transitive

4. (intransitive, construed with to or for) To present personal religious testimony; to preach at (someone) or on behalf of.Examples: "Instead, Niebuhr's God was the God witnessed to in the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament, the Bible of the Christian world."intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "witness"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "witness"?

Scrabble
10 points
W4
I1
T1
N1
E1
S1
S1
Words With Friends
11 points
W4
I1
T1
N2
E1
S1
S1

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