CASE — 4 letter word
case
The word case has 4 letters: C, A, S, E. It contains 2 vowels and 2 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Case has 3 anagrams: ceas, aces, aesc. As a noun, it means "a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy".
4 letter word "case": C A S E — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 7
Letter analysis of case
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
2 vowels, 2 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of case
noun
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy Synonyms: cause
- a portable container for carrying several objects "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
- a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home Synonyms: display case, showcase, vitrine
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow "The burglar carried the loot in a case." Synonyms: slip
- (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters" Synonyms: compositor's case, typesetter's case
- the enclosing frame around a door or window opening Synonyms: casing
- the housing or outer covering of something "the clock has a walnut case" Synonyms: shell
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part Synonyms: sheath
- the actual state of things "that was not the case"
- nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence Synonyms: grammatical case
- a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument "I made my case for the implementation of bike lanes."
- a problem requiring investigation "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"
- a specific size and style of type within a type family Synonyms: font, face, fount, typeface
- an occurrence of something "it was a case of bad judgment" Synonyms: example
- a person requiring professional services "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) Synonyms: eccentric, type, character
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures Synonyms: subject, guinea pig
- the quantity contained in a case Synonyms: caseful
- a special set of circumstances Synonyms: event
- a specific state of mind that is temporary "a case of the jitters"
verb
- to enclose in, or as if in, a case "my feet were encased in mud" Synonyms: encase, incase
- to look over, usually with the intention to rob "They men cased the housed."