source

NOUNVERB /soʊrs/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

source is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1U1R1C3E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does source mean?

NOUN · 9 SENSES
1

A publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to.

“he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation”

SYNONYMS
2

(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system.

“a heat source”

“a source of carbon dioxide”

ANTONYMS
NARROWER
3

Someone who originates or causes or initiates something.

NARROWER
4

Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
5

The place where something begins, where it springs into being.

“Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River”

BROADER
6

Anything that provides inspiration for later work.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
8

A document (or organization) from which information is obtained.

“the reporter had two sources for the story”

9

A facility where something is available.

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Specify the origin of.

“The writer carefully sourced her report”

BROADER
2

Get (a product) from another country or business.

“She sourced a supply of carpet”

BROADER
NARROWER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of source

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