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WRITE is a familiar five-letter verb with two closely related uses: putting language on a surface and creating a work as its author. The word also names an act or style of writing, and in computing it can mean storing data. Its W tile supplies four of its eight Scrabble points; each other letter supplies one.

WRITE at a glance

• WRITE has five letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble.
• It is both a Wordle answer and an allowed guess.
• TWIER and TWIRE are its two anagrams.
• Seven words are one-letter neighbours; 12 words rhyme with its “ite” ending.

What does WRITE mean?

WRITE means to form letters, words, or symbols on a surface to communicate, or to be the author of a book, article, or poem. It can also mean the act or style of writing, or the operation of storing data, such as to memory or disk.

That range covers ordinary sentences and technical contexts. The word is common, with a frequency rank of 969 and a frequency count of 94,964. The spelling stays the same when you compose a note or save data.

What is the WRITE Scrabble score?

The WRITE Scrabble score is 8 points before board bonuses. W is worth 4 and R, I, T, E are worth 1 each, so a double-letter square under the W lifts the play from 8 to 12. The W alone supplies half the base total, and a triple-word square would multiply all 8 points.

WHITE and WROTE are the best-known of seven one-letter neighbours; each changes one letter and keeps four. Rearranging the tiles gives TWIER and TWIRE, both far less familiar, so check your game's word list before playing either. On Wordle, the word is both an answer and an allowed guess.