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feature

/ˈfi.t͡ʃɚ/
nounverb

FEATURE meaning: an important or main item; the seven-letter word scores 10 Scrabble points.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. An important or main item.

    “a water feature”

  2. Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).

  3. The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.

    “one of the features of the landscape”

  4. Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

  2. To star, to contain.

  3. To appear, to make an appearance.

  4. To have features resembling.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English feture, from Anglo-Norman feture, from Old French faiture, from Latin factūra, from Latin factus, from Latin faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place, set”). Doublet of facture.

Similar and opposite words

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attractionlineamentattributecharacteristicdesignationveindistinctivenesshallmark

FEATURE is common in ordinary English, and its two recorded senses cover a main item and the physical parts of a face. In word games, the seven-letter spelling is worth 10 Scrabble points before any board bonuses. The tile mix is lopsided: F supplies four points, while each of the other six tiles supplies one.

FEATURE at a glance

  • FEATURE has seven letters and a 10-point base Scrabble value.
  • F is the only four-point tile; E, A, T, U, R and the second E score one each.
  • The main definition is “an important or main item”; another sense names facial constituents.
  • FEATURE has no exact anagrams and no one-letter neighbors.

FEATURE meaning and spelling

In its everyday sense, a feature is an important or main item: a defining part that stands out within a larger whole. That use fits phrases such as a feature of a design or a newspaper's main feature. The word is spelled F-E-A-T-U-R-E, with E appearing twice.

A second recorded sense applies to the physical constituents of the face, including eyes and nose. That is a narrower, anatomical use, not the meaning most readers meet in ordinary conversation. Both senses belong to FEATURE, so context decides whether the word points to a prominent item or part of a face.

What is FEATURE worth in Scrabble?

FEATURE scores 10 points from its tiles: F is worth four, and E, A, T, U, R and the second E are worth one apiece. The two E tiles do not add a premium; their combined value is two. A letter premium or word multiplier changes the turn's score, not the base tile total.

The word appears in ENABLE, NWL2023 and Collins. That's broad coverage across the named English word lists, but it does not mean every app uses the same dictionary or board rules. Check your game's word list before relying on FEATURE in a tournament; its ordinary spelling alone does not settle acceptance.

FEATURE has 12 rhymes, including FUTURE, PICTURE, FIGURE, CULTURE and NATURE. The shared ending is the sound represented by “ure,” not a full rhyme in spelling: FUTURE and NATURE differ in their opening letters but fit the sound family. FEATURE has no exact anagram or one-letter neighbor, so these are sound partners rather than letter rearrangements.

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Questions people ask

Is FEATURE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FEATURE is recognized in ENABLE, NWL2023 and Collins. Its seven tiles score 10 points before board bonuses, with F worth four and each of the six other tiles worth one.
What does FEATURE mean?
FEATURE means an important or main item. It also has a more specific sense for physical constituents of the face, such as eyes or nose. In everyday phrases, the main-item sense is the likely reading; the surrounding sentence distinguishes the anatomical use.
What rhymes with FEATURE?
FEATURE has 12 rhymes, including FUTURE, PICTURE, FIGURE, CULTURE and NATURE. The matches share the “ure” ending sound, though their spellings and opening sounds differ. No exact anagrams are recorded for FEATURE, so rhymes are sound partners rather than rearrangements of its letters.

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