Passage

/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Passage

noun

  1. A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

    "She struggled to play the difficult passages."

  2. Part of a path or journey.

    "He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers."

  3. An incident or episode.
  4. The official approval of a bill or act by a parliament.

    "The company was one of the prime movers in lobbying for the passage of the act."

  5. The advance of time.

verb

  1. To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium

    "After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate."

  2. To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross

    "They passaged to America in 1902."

adjective

  1. Describing a bird that has left the nest, is living on its own, but is less than a year old. (commonly used in falconry)

    "Passage red-tailed hawks are preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train."

Anagrams of Passage

No exact anagrams found for "passage". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "passage" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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 "Passage"

Passage is a 7-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Passage" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "passage" is a medium-scoring word.