pass

VERBNOUN /pæs/
4 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

pass is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1S1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does pass mean?

VERB · 19 SENSES
1

Move past.

“A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window”

“He passed his professor in the hall”

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2

Cause to pass.

“She passed around the plates”

SYNONYMS
3

Be superior or better than some standard.

5

Go unchallenged; be approved.

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NARROWER
6

Pass over, across, or through.

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NARROWER
7
8

Pass into a specified state or condition.

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BROADER
RELATED
9

Make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation.

“They passed the amendment”

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RELATED
11

Stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.

BROADER
13

Travel past.

“The sports car passed all the trucks”

14

Disappear gradually.

“The pain eventually passed off”

RELATED
16

Go successfully through a test or a selection process.

“She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now”

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ANTONYMS
17

Be inherited by.

NARROWER
18

Use up a period of time in a specific way.

SYNONYMS
19

Accept or judge as acceptable.

“The teacher passed the student although he was weak”

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RELATED
NOUN · 11 SENSES
1

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.

“the pass was fumbled”

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2

A difficult juncture.

“a pretty pass”

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3

A permit to enter or leave a military installation.

“he had to show his pass in order to get out”

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4

A bad or difficult situation or state of affairs.

BROADER
5

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate.

“the coach sent in a passing play on third and long”

6

(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls.

7

The location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.

“we got through the pass before it started to snow”

BROADER
8

An automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent.

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9

Any authorization to pass or go somewhere.

“the pass to visit had a strict time limit”

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BROADER
10

A complimentary ticket.

“the star got passes for his family”

BROADER
11

A flight or run by an aircraft over a target.

“the plane turned to make a second pass”

AT THE BOARD

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