Definition of want

Scrabble & Words with friends points

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

Definition of want

• have need of (verb)

  Examples

  1. This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner

  Synonyms

  1. need
  2. require
• anything that is necessary but lacking (noun)

  Examples

  1. I tried to supply his wants

  Synonyms

  1. need
• a state of extreme poverty (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. deprivation
  2. neediness
  3. privation
• the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable (noun)

  Examples

  1. for want of a nail the shoe was lost

  Synonyms

  1. deficiency
  2. lack
• a specific feeling of desire (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. wish
  2. wishing
• feel or have a desire for; want strongly (verb)

  Examples

  1. I want to go home now
  2. I want my own room

  Synonyms

  1. desire
• be without, lack; be deficient in (verb)

  Examples

  1. want courtesy
  2. want the strength to go on living
  3. flood victims wanting food and shelter
• hunt or look for; want for a particular reason (verb)

  Examples

  1. Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI
  2. Uncle Sam wants you
• wish or demand the presence of (verb)

  Examples

  1. I want you here at noon!

See definition of want in Merriam Webster