What does ATTRIBUTE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈætrəˌbjut/
Letters
9
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished“self-confidence is not an endearing property”
  2. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

verb

  1. attribute or credit to“We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare”
  2. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme“The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

attributed13attributes12attributing14

Anagrams of ATTRIBUTE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ATTRIBUTE

150 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

tribute9 treat5 bear6 beat6 bite6 rate4 tear4 true4 tube6 air3 are3 art3 ate3bar5 bat5 bet5 bit5 but5 ear3 eat3 era3 tea3 tie3 ai2 at2 be4 er2et2it2re2

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Questions

Is ATTRIBUTE a valid word in word games?

ATTRIBUTE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ATTRIBUTE worth?

ATTRIBUTE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ATTRIBUTE?

150 other words, including IT, BE, ARE and AT.