secondary
NOUNADJECTIVE
/sɛkən,dɛri/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
secondary is a valid 9-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1C3O1N1D2A1R1Y4
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does secondary mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 5 SENSES
1
Inferior in rank or status.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate.
“the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher”
“a secondary source”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
3
Belonging to a lower class or rank.
SIMILAR
4
Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary.
“a secondary infection”
SIMILAR
5
Not of major importance.
“played a secondary role in world events”
SIMILAR