Definitions For Reprieved
verb
- To delay the punishment of (someone, such as a prisoner who is sentenced to death)
- To prevent (something) from being closed, destroyed, etc., for a period of time
noun
- An official order that delays the punishment of a prisoner who is sentenced to death
- A delay that keeps something bad from happening
- A period of relief from pain, trouble, etc.
Is Reprieved 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
15
Words with Friends
17
The word Reprieved is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Reprieved in a Sentence
- He was sentenced to death but then reprieved.
- The library has been reprieved and will remain open for at least another year.
- They wanted to close the library, but we managed to get a reprieve for it.
- This warm spell has given us a reprieve from the winter cold.