assign
VERB
/ə'saɪn/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
assign is a valid 6-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1S1I1G2N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does assign mean?
VERB · 8 SENSES
1
Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme.
“The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class”
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2
Attribute or give.
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3
Make undue claims to having.
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Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person).
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5
Select something or someone for a specific purpose.
“The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise”
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6
Give out.
“We were assigned new uniforms”
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7
Attribute or credit to.
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8
Transfer one's right to.
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