need
VERBNOUN
/nid/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH N
need is a valid 4-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1E1E1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does need mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Have need of.
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2
Require as useful, just, or proper.
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NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Anything that is necessary but lacking.
“he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs”
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2
The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.
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3
A state of extreme poverty or destitution.
“a general state of need exists among the homeless”
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RELATED
4
A condition requiring relief.
“she satisfied his need for affection”
“God has no need of men to accomplish His work”
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