watchword

watchword is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 21 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.
2. noun. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or a signal for action.
3. noun. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

   "he forgot the password"

   Synonyms: countersign, parole, password, word

4. noun. a slogan used to rally support for a cause

   "a cry to arms"

   "our watchword will be `democracy'"

   Synonyms: cry

Synonyms

countersign, parole, password, word, cry

Common word forms

watchwords

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