Definition of murder

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • murder is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • murder is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • murder is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of murder


  • kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb)

    Examples

    1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

    Synonyms

    1. bump off
    2. dispatch
    3. hit
    4. off
    5. polish off
    6. remove
    7. slay
  • alter so as to make unrecognizable (verb)

    Examples

    1. The tourists murdered the French language

    Synonyms

    1. mangle
    2. mutilate
  • unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. execution
    2. slaying

See definition of murder in Merriam Webster