net

NOUNVERBADJECTIVE /nɛt/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH N

net is a valid 3-letter word worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1E1T1
1 + 1 + 1 =3 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 6TRIPLE WORD → 9
MEANING

What does net mean?

NOUN · 6 SENSES
1

The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses).

BROADER
2

A goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey).

BROADER
NARROWER
3

A trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects.

BROADER
4

Game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton.

5

An open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals.

6

A computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange.

VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Yield as a net profit.

“This sale netted me $1 million”

SYNONYMS
2

Make as a net profit.

3

Construct or form a web, as if by weaving.

SYNONYMS
RELATED
4

Catch with a net.

“net a fish”

SYNONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Conclusive in a process or progression.

“the net result”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2

Remaining after all deductions.

“net profit”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of net

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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