Definitions For Better

noun

  • Something superior in quality or condition or effect
  • The superior one of two alternatives
  • A superior person having claim to precedence
  • Someone who bets
  • Something that is better : better behavior

verb

  • Get better
  • To make better
  • Surpass in excellence
  • To make (something) better
  • To be or do better than (something or someone) : to improve on (something or someone)
  • In a better way
  • To a higher or greater degree

adjective

  • (comparative and superlative of well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
  • More than half

adjective

  • (comparative of good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
  • (comparative of good') changed for the better in health or fitness

adverb

  • Comparative of well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
  • From a position of superiority or authority

Is Better a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
9

The word Better is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Better in a Sentence

  • Her second book is better than her first one.
  • This one is no better than that one.
  • She's a better golfer than I am.
  • They are trying to better the lives of working people.
  • He looked forward to bettering his acquaintance with the new neighbors.
  • The team has bettered its chances of winning the championship.
  • “How is she doing in school?” “She did badly at first, but now she's doing much better.”
  • She sings better than I do.
  • He sings better than he acts.
  • They shouldn't treat him that way. He deserves better.
  • Be polite to your betters and to your inferiors in equal measure

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