Dictionary Entry
sheriff
sheriff is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 15 · 2 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace.
- 2noun
the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
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