elect
NOUNADJECTIVEVERB
/ɪ'lɛkt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
elect is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1L1E1C3T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does elect mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An exclusive group of people.
“one of the elect who have power inside the government”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Selected as the best.
“an elect circle of artists”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Elected but not yet installed in office.
“the president elect”
SIMILAR
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Choose.
“I elected to have my funds deposited automatically”
BROADER
RELATED
2
Select by a vote for an office or membership.
“We elected him chairman of the board”
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of elect
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