What does COSTUME mean?
- Pronunciation
- /kɑˈstum/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Words With Friends score
- 14
- How common
- Common
Meaning
noun
- the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball“he won the prize for best costume”
- unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place“in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume”
- the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
- the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class“he wore his national costume”
verb
- dress in a costume“We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins”
- furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
costumes12costuming14
Anagrams of COSTUME
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside COSTUME
96 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is COSTUME a valid word in word games?
COSTUME 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 COSTUME worth?
COSTUME is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from COSTUME?
96 other words, including TO, SO, ME and OUT.