RETURN — 6 letter word
return
The word return has 6 letters: R, E, T, U, R, N. It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Return has 1 anagram: turner. As a noun, it means "the act of someone appearing again".
6 letter word "return": R E T U R N — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends score: 8
Letter analysis of return
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 4 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of return
noun
- the act of someone appearing again Synonyms: reappearance
- a coming to or returning home "On my return from Australia, I was given a welcoming party." Synonyms: homecoming
- getting something back again Synonyms: restitution, restoration, regaining
- the act of going back to a prior location "they set out on their return to the base camp"
- (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
- a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player "The player won the point on a cross-court return."
- a reciprocal group action "in return we gave them as good as we got" Synonyms: paying back, getting even
- the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed Synonyms: return key
- document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability "Their gross income was enough that they had to file a return." Synonyms: tax return, income tax return
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) Synonyms: counter, comeback, replication, riposte, retort
- happening again (especially at regular intervals) "the return of spring" Synonyms: recurrence
- the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction Synonyms: coming back
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property "the average return was about 5%" Synonyms: yield, take, issue, payoff, takings
verb
- go back to a previous state Synonyms: regress, revert, turn back, retrovert
- be restored "After a long illness, their old vigor slowly returned." Synonyms: come back
- answer back Synonyms: riposte, retort, come back, repay, rejoin
- submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
- go back to something earlier Synonyms: recall, come back, hark back
- pass down Synonyms: render, deliver
- make a return "return a kickback"
- give or supply Synonyms: yield, give, render, generate
- go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before "return to your native land"
- return to a previous position
- bring back to the point of departure Synonyms: bring back, take back
- be inherited by Synonyms: fall, pass, devolve
- pay back Synonyms: refund, repay, give back
- give back Synonyms: render
- return in kind "return a compliment"
- elect again Synonyms: reelect
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