What does EVIDENCE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈɛvədəns/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief“the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”
  2. an indication that makes something evident“his trembling was evidence of his fear”
  3. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

verb

  1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes“His high fever attested to his illness”
  2. provide evidence for“The blood test showed that he was the father”
  3. give evidence“he was telling on all his former colleague”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

evidences15evidencing17

Anagrams of EVIDENCE

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

Words inside EVIDENCE

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

deceive13device12 niece7 dice7 dine5dive8 even7 iced7need5 nice6 vein7 vice9 vine7 dee4den4 dev7die4 din4end4 eve6 ice5 nee3vee6vie6de3ed3en2 id3 in2 ne2

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Questions

Is EVIDENCE a valid word in word games?

EVIDENCE 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 EVIDENCE worth?

EVIDENCE is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EVIDENCE?

56 other words, including IN, EVEN, NEED and END.