instead
ADVERB
/ɪn'stɛd/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I
instead is a valid 7-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1S1T1E1A1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does instead mean?
ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1
In place of, or as an alternative to.
“Felix became a herpetologist instead”
SYNONYMS
2
On the contrary.
“he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter”
“used English terms instead of Latin ones”
SYNONYMS
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