What does FREE mean?

Pronunciation
/fri/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Very common

Meaning

verb

  1. grant freedom to; free from confinement
  2. relieve from“Rid the house of pests”
  3. remove or force out from a position“The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums”
  4. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to“She exempted me from the exam”
  5. make (information) available for publication“release the list with the names of the prisoners”
  6. free from obligations or duties
  7. free or remove obstruction from“free a path across the cluttered floor”
  8. let off the hook“I absolve you from this responsibility”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

freed9freer8frees8freest9

Anagrams of FREE

reef7 fere7

Words inside FREE

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

ere3fee6 fer6ree3ref6 ef5er2re2

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Questions

Is FREE a valid word in word games?

FREE 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 FREE worth?

FREE is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from FREE?

8 other words, including RE, FEE, ER and REF.