Definition of new

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• new is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• new is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• new is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of new

• original and of a kind not seen before (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. fresh
  2. novel
• (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. new potatoes

  Synonyms

  1. young
• used of a living language; being the current stage in its development (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. modern
• lacking training or experience (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the new men were eager to fight

  Synonyms

  1. raw
• having no previous example or precedent or parallel (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. unexampled
• very recently (adverb)

  Examples

  1. they are newly married
  2. newly raised objections
  3. a newly arranged hairdo
  4. grass new washed by the rain

  Synonyms

  1. fresh
  2. freshly
  3. newly
• in use after medieval times (adjective)
• not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a new law
  2. new cars
  3. a new comet
  4. a new friend
  5. a new year
• (often followed by `to') unfamiliar (adjective)

  Examples

  1. new experiences
  2. experiences new to him
  3. errors of someone new to the job
• other than the former one(s); different (adjective)

  Examples

  1. they now have a new leaders
  2. my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it
  3. ready to take a new direction
• unaffected by use or exposure (adjective)

  Examples

  1. it looks like new

See definition of new in Merriam Webster