Scrabble & Words with friends points
- education is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- education is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- education is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15
Definition of education
- the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 (noun)
Synonyms
- department of education
- education department
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) (noun)
Synonyms
- breeding
- training
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill (noun)
Examples
- he received no formal education
Synonyms
- didactics
- educational activity
- instruction
- pedagogy
- teaching
- knowledge acquired by learning and instruction (noun)
Examples
- it was clear that he had a very broad education
- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge (noun)
Examples
- education is a preparation for life
- a girl's education was less important than a boy's
- the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) (noun)
See definition of education in Merriam Webster