Definition of treats

Scrabble & Words with friends points


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

Definition of treats


  • provide with choice or abundant food or drink (verb)

    Examples

    1. Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating
    2. She treated her houseguests with good food every night

    Synonyms

    1. regale
  • provide treatment for (verb)

    Examples

    1. The doctor treated my broken leg
    2. The patient must be treated right away or she will die

    Synonyms

    1. care for
  • something considered choice to eat (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dainty
    2. delicacy
    3. goody
    4. kickshaw
  • interact in a certain way (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. do by
    2. handle
  • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression (verb)

    Examples

    1. The new book treats the history of China

    Synonyms

    1. address
    2. cover
    3. deal
    4. handle
    5. plow
  • subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb)

    Examples

    1. treat the water so it can be drunk
    2. treat the lawn with chemicals
    3. treat an oil spill

    Synonyms

    1. process
  • an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight (noun)
  • engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement (verb)

    Examples

    1. they had to treat with the King
  • provide with a gift or entertainment (verb)

    Examples

    1. Grandmother always treated us to the circus
    2. I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed
  • regard or consider in a specific way (verb)

    Examples

    1. I treated his advances as a joke

See definition of treats in Merriam Webster