Definition of essay

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• essay is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• essay is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• essay is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of essay

• make an effort or attempt (verb)

  Examples

  1. The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps

  Synonyms

  1. assay
  2. attempt
  3. seek
  4. try
• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. examine
  2. prove
  3. test
  4. try
  5. try out
• an analytic or interpretive literary composition (noun)
• a tentative attempt (noun)

See definition of essay in Merriam Webster