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.

BROADER
2

The defensive football players who line up behind the linemen.

BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 5 SENSES
1

Inferior in rank or status.

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
3

Belonging to a lower class or rank.

4

Depending on or incidental to what is original or primary.

“a secondary infection”

5

Not of major importance.

“played a secondary role in world events”

SIMILAR