Definition of count

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• count is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• count is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• count is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of count

• put into a group (verb)

  Examples

  1. The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members

  Synonyms

  1. number
• show consideration for; take into account (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. consider
  2. weigh
• determine the number or amount of (verb)

  Examples

  1. Can you count the books on your shelf?

  Synonyms

  1. enumerate
  2. number
  3. numerate
• have faith or confidence in (verb)

  Examples

  1. you can count on me to help you any time

  Synonyms

  1. bank
  2. bet
  3. calculate
  4. depend
  5. look
  6. reckon
  7. rely
  8. swear
• take account of (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. reckon
• the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order (noun)

  Examples

  1. the counting continued for several hours

  Synonyms

  1. counting
  2. enumeration
  3. numeration
  4. reckoning
  5. tally
• have weight; have import, carry weight (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. matter
  2. weigh
• a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl (noun)
• have a certain value or carry a certain weight (verb)

  Examples

  1. each answer counts as three points
• include as if by counting (verb)

  Examples

  1. I can count my colleagues in the opposition
• name or recite the numbers in ascending order (verb)

  Examples

  1. The toddler could count to 100
• the total number counted (noun)

  Examples

  1. a blood count

See definition of count in Merriam Webster