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/ˈɹɛk.ɚd/
nounadjectiveverb

RECORD meaning: information kept for later use; the six-letter word scores 9 Scrabble points and has one anagram, CORDER.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.

    “The person had a record of the interview so she could review her notes.”

  2. Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.

    “We have no record of you making this payment to us.”

  3. Ellipsis of phonograph record (“a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph”).

  4. A set of data relating to a single individual or item.

    “Pull up the record on John Smith. What's his medical history?”

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Enough to break previous records and set a new one; world-class; historic.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To make a record of information.

    “I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations.”

  2. To make an audio or video recording of.

    “Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.”

  3. To give legal status to by making an official public record.

    “When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.”

  4. To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English recorden (“to repeat, to report”), borrowed from Old French recorder (“to get by heart”), from Latin recordārī (“remember, call to mind”), from re- (“back, again”) + cor (“heart; mind”).

Similar and opposite words

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Opposite
erase

Record names information preserved for later use: a written entry, stored data, or a sound disc. It can also mean a set of details about one person or item, making the word at home in everyday speech and database language. Its repeated R gives the spelling a familiar shape, while C and D supply most of its tile value.

RECORD at a glance

  • RECORD has six letters and scores 9 Scrabble points: R, E, O, and the second R are 1 each; C is 3 and D is 2.
  • Its single anagram is CORDER, which rearranges all six tiles without a blank.
  • The two one-letter neighbours are REWORD and RECORK.
  • RECORD is common in English, with frequency rank 594 and corpus count 60,360.

RECORD meaning in everyday English

A record is information put into a physical or lasting form so someone can preserve it and refer to it later. The word covers a written entry as well as recorded data, which is why a personal file and a database item can both be called a record.

The meaning also includes the medium that holds the information. A phonograph record is a disc made to preserve sound for replay, while a record about one individual can gather several related details. These senses share the same idea: information made available again rather than left as a passing remark.

Which words share RECORD’s letters or ending?

CORDER is the only anagram listed for RECORD, so it uses the same letters in a different order. The two one-letter neighbours change just one tile: REWORD replaces the C with W, while RECORK changes the D to K. Those are close spelling matches, not alternate meanings of record.

The ending also connects RECORD with words such as CORD, CHORD, and ACCORD; the listed rhymes share the final “ord” sound. RECORD appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. For a word-game play, check your game's word list, since acceptance depends on the rules you are using.

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Change one letter, keep the rest
  • REWORD10
  • RECORK12

Questions people ask

What does record mean?
Record means information preserved in a physical or lasting form for later reference. It can refer to the information itself, the medium holding it, or a set of details about one person or item. A phonograph record is a disc that preserves sound for replay.
How many points is RECORD worth in Scrabble?
RECORD is worth 9 points before any board bonuses. Its C contributes 3 points and its D contributes 2; the four R, E, and O tiles are worth 1 point each. A premium square can change the total played score.
What is the anagram of RECORD?
CORDER is the one listed anagram of RECORD. It uses the same six letters, including both R tiles, in a different arrangement. The one-letter neighbours REWORD and RECORK are close spellings, but they are not anagrams because they use different letters.

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