What does REPRESENTATIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌrɛprəˈzɛntətɪv/
Letters
14
Scrabble score
19
Words With Friends score
22
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a person who represents others
  2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose“the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government”
  3. a member of the United States House of Representatives
  4. an item of information that is typical of a class or group“this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome”

adjective

  1. serving to represent or typify“representative moviegoers”
  2. standing for something else“the bald eagle is representative of the United States”
  3. being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives“representative government as defined by Abraham Lincoln is government of the people, by the people, for the people”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

representatives20

Anagrams of REPRESENTATIVE

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

Words inside REPRESENTATIVE

1,421 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is REPRESENTATIVE a valid word in word games?

REPRESENTATIVE 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 REPRESENTATIVE worth?

REPRESENTATIVE is worth 19 points with Scrabble letter values and 22 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from REPRESENTATIVE?

1,421 other words, including IN, IS, IT and AS.