wright
/ɹaɪt/
noun
A builder or maker of something.
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Noun 1 meaning
A builder or maker of something.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Related to wrought and work. Cognate with Dutch wrecht (“worker, builder, wright”, archaic).
WRIGHT at a glance
WRIGHT has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (W 4 + R 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,090 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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