Fruit
/fɹuːt/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Fruit
noun
- (often in the plural) In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.
- Specifically, a sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see next sense), even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or sweetish vegetables, such as the petioles of rhubarb, that resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit.
- A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically:
- An end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result.
"His long nights in the office eventually bore fruit when his business boomed and he was given a raise."
- Of, belonging to, related to, or having fruit or its characteristics; (of living things) producing or consuming fruit.
"the fresh-squeezed fruit juice; a fruit salad; an artificial fruit flavor; a fruit tree; a fruit bat"
Anagrams of Fruit
Letter Values
f4
r1
u1
i1
t1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Fruit"
Fruit is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Fruit" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "fruit" is a low-scoring word.