Definition of erase

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• erase is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• erase is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• erase is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of erase

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing (verb)

  Examples

  1. Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!

  Synonyms

  1. efface
  2. rub out
  3. score out
  4. wipe off
• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information (verb)

  Examples

  1. Who erased the files from my hard disk?

  Synonyms

  1. delete
• remove from memory or existence (verb)

  Examples

  1. The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915

  Synonyms

  1. wipe out

See definition of erase in Merriam Webster