Definition of distances

"distances" in the noun sense

1. distance

the property created by the space between two objects or points

2. distance

a distant region

"I could see it in the distance"

3. distance, length

size of the gap between two places

"the distance from New York to Chicago"

"he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

4. distance, aloofness

indifference by personal withdrawal

"emotional distance"

5. distance, space

the interval between two times

"the distance from birth to death"

"it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"

6. distance

a remote point in time

"if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"

"at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"

"distances" in the verb sense

1. distance

keep at a distance

"we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"

2. outdistance, outstrip, distance

go far ahead of

"He outdistanced the other runners"

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distances in Scrabble®

The word distances is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters distances:

DISTANCES
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DISTANCES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In distances

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distances in Words With Friends™

The word distances is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters distances:

DISTANCES
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

ascends, ascents, ascites, candies, caseins, dacites, decants, descant, destain, detains, discant, discase, dissect, dissent, incased, incests, insects, instead, sainted, secants, seitans, sestina, snidest, stained, stances

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In distances

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