Definition of well

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• well is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• well is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• well is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of well

• in a manner affording benefit or advantage (adverb)

  Examples

  1. she married well

  Synonyms

  1. advantageously
• (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well') (adverb)

  Examples

  1. the children behaved well
  2. a task well done
  3. the party went well
  4. he slept well
  5. a well-argued thesis
  6. a well-seasoned dish
  7. a well-planned party

  Synonyms

  1. good
• indicating high probability; in all likelihood (adverb)

  Examples

  1. I might well do it
  2. you may well need your umbrella
  3. he could equally well be trying to deceive us

  Synonyms

  1. easily
• resulting favorably (adjective)

  Examples

  1. it is well that no one saw you
  2. all's well that ends well

  Synonyms

  1. good
• to a great extent or degree (adverb)

  Examples

  1. I'm afraid the film was well over budget

  Synonyms

  1. considerably
  2. substantially
• an abundant source (noun)

  Examples

  1. she was a well of information

  Synonyms

  1. fountainhead
  2. wellspring
• with great or especially intimate knowledge (adverb)

  Examples

  1. we knew them well

  Synonyms

  1. intimately
• come up, as of a liquid (verb)

  Examples

  1. Tears well in her eyes
  2. the currents well up

  Synonyms

  1. swell
• in financial comfort (adverb)

  Examples

  1. They live well

  Synonyms

  1. comfortably
• a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid (noun)
• a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine (noun)
• an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps (noun)
• an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway) (noun)
• in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury (adjective)

  Examples

  1. appears to be entirely well
  2. the wound is nearly well
  3. a well man
  4. I think I'm well; at least I feel well
• (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully (adverb)

  Examples

  1. a book well worth reading
  2. was well aware of the difficulties ahead
  3. suspected only too well what might be going on
• wise or advantageous and hence advisable (adjective)

  Examples

  1. it would be well to start early
• favorably; with approval ()

  Examples

  1. their neighbors spoke well of them
  2. he thought well of the book
• with skill or in a pleasing manner ()

  Examples

  1. she dances well
  2. he writes well
• without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor ()

  Examples

  1. took the joke well
  2. took the tragic news well

See definition of well in Merriam Webster