CONTINUE — 8 letter word
continue
The word continue has 8 letters: C, O, N, T, I, N, U, E. It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. As a verb, it means "to exist over a prolonged period of time".
8 letter word "continue": C O N T I N U E — verb
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends score: 14
Letter analysis of continue
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 4 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of continue
verb
- to exist over a prolonged period of time "The bad weather continued for two more weeks."
- to continue talking "I know it's hard, they continued, but there is no choice." Synonyms: go on, proceed, carry on
- to move ahead Synonyms: proceed, go forward
- to allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature "We cannot continue several servants any longer" Synonyms: keep
- to keep or maintain in unaltered condition "They continued the treatment." Synonyms: preserve
- to continue a certain state, condition, or activity "I continued to play video games until the early morning hours." Synonyms: keep
- to span an interval of distance, space or time Synonyms: cover
- to remain in a place, position, or situation "I continued as the head of department." Synonyms: stay
- to continue after an interruption "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"
- to do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop "We continued our research into the cause of the illness" Synonyms: persist in
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