erase

VERB /ɪ'reɪs/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

erase is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1R1A1S1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does erase mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing.

“Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”

SYNONYMS
EFFACERUB OUTSCORE OUTWIPE OFF
BROADER
CANCELDELETE
NARROWER
CUT OUTSCRATCH OUTSPONGE
RELATED
ERASERERASURE
2

Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information.

“Who erased the files from my hard disk?”

SYNONYMS
DELETE
ANTONYMS
RECORD
BROADER
TAKE OUTTAKE AWAY
NARROWER
DEMAGNETISEDEMAGNETIZE
RELATED
ERASER
3

Remove from memory or existence.

“The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915”

SYNONYMS
WIPE OUT
BROADER
KILL
RELATED
ERASURE
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of erase

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
EASER5SAREE5

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