What does DEPENDENT mean?
- Pronunciation
- /dɪˈpɛndənt/
- Letters
- 9
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Words With Friends score
- 16
- How common
- Common
Meaning
adjective
- relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed“dependent children”
- contingent on something else
- (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence“a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence”
- held from above“a pendant bunch of grapes”
- being under the power or sovereignty of another or others“subject peoples”
- addicted to a drug
noun
- a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
dependents14
Anagrams of DEPENDENT
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside DEPENDENT
48 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is DEPENDENT a valid word in word games?
DEPENDENT 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 DEPENDENT worth?
DEPENDENT is worth 13 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from DEPENDENT?
48 other words, including NEED, END, DE and NEEDED.