Definition of ebb

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• ebb is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• ebb is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• ebb is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of ebb

• a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. ebbing
  2. wane
• flow back or recede (verb)

  Examples

  1. the tides ebbed at noon

  Synonyms

  1. ebb away
  2. ebb down
  3. ebb off
  4. ebb out
• the outward flow of the tide (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. reflux
• fall away or decline (verb)

  Examples

  1. The patient's strength ebbed away
• hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb (verb)

See definition of ebb in Merriam Webster