What does WITNESS mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪtnəs/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Words With Friends score
- 11
- How common
- Common
Meaning
noun
- someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)“the spectators applauded the performance”
- testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
- (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
- (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
verb
- be a witness to“She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court”
- perceive or be contemporaneous with“We found Republicans winning the offices”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
witnessed13witnesses12witnessing14
Anagrams of WITNESS
wisents10
Words inside WITNESS
97 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is WITNESS a valid word in word games?
WITNESS 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 WITNESS worth?
WITNESS is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from WITNESS?
97 other words, including IN, IS, IT and WE.