return
Return can refer to a coming to or returning home, document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability, or the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction. As a verb, return can mean to go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before, go back to a previous state, or go back to something earlier.
Length
6
Scrabble
6
WWF
8
Starts
RE
Ends
URN
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “RETURN” Mean?
/ɹɪˈtɜːn/
return has 29 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
13 sensesdocument giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
“his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return”
a coming to or returning home
“on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party”
Synonyms
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
getting something back again
“upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
Synonyms
the act of going back to a prior location
“they set out on their return to the base camp”
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the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
a reciprocal group action
“in return we gave them as good as we got”
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
“he won the point on a cross-court return”
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
the act of someone appearing again
“his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited”
Synonyms
Verb
16 sensesgo or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
“return to your native land”
“the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean”
“The children return to the playground”
bring back to the point of departure
“They return the parcel to their parents”
return in kind
“return a compliment”
“return her love”
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make a return
“return a kickback”
be restored
“Her old vigor returned”
elect again
Synonyms
return to a previous position; in mathematics
“The point returned to the interior of the figure”
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
“Gov. Chris Christie has returned a bill to the New Jersey Assembly on increased gun regulations”
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
Length
6 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
N
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
R, E, T, U, R, N
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆RETURN has a Scrabble score of 6. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RETURN is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RETURN can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆RETURN contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
R
Letter Pattern
ABCDAE
CV Pattern
CVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
RE, ET, TU, UR, RN
Trigrams
RET, ETU, TUR, URN
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