What does SACRIFICE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/
- Letters
- 9
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Words With Friends score
- 18
- How common
- Common
Meaning
noun
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value“he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice”
- the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
- (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
verb
- endure the loss of“He gave his life for his children”
- kill or destroy“The animals were sacrificed after the experiment”
- sell at a loss
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
sacrificed18sacrifices17sacrificing19
Anagrams of SACRIFICE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside SACRIFICE
157 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is SACRIFICE a valid word in word games?
SACRIFICE 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 SACRIFICE worth?
SACRIFICE is worth 16 points with Scrabble letter values and 18 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from SACRIFICE?
157 other words, including IS, AS, ARE and IF.