Practice
/ˈpɹæktɪs/
noun
- Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."
- An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
"Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy."
- The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
- A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
"She ran a thriving medical practice."
- The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
verb
- To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
"You should practise playing piano every day."
- To repeat an activity in this way.
"If you want to speak French well, you need to practise."
- To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
"They gather to practise religion every Saturday."
- To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
"She practised law for forty years before retiring."
- To conspire.
Total: 14 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Practice"
Practice is a 8-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Practice" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "practice" is a medium-scoring word.