win

win is a 3-letter English word with 12 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.
2. adjective. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
3. adjective. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
4. adjective. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
5. adjective. To extract, as ore or coal.
6. intransitive verb. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
7. noun. a victory (as in a race or other competition)

   "he was happy to get the win"

8. noun. something won (especially money)

   Synonyms: profits, winnings

9. verb. be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

   "He won the Gold Medal in skating"

   "Our home team won"

10. verb. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

    "The home team was gaining ground"

    "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

    Synonyms: advance, gain

11. verb. win something through one's efforts

    "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"

    "Gain an understanding of international finance"

    Synonyms: acquire, gain

12. verb. attain success or reach a desired goal

    "The enterprise succeeded"

    "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"

    Synonyms: succeed

Synonyms

profits, winnings, advance, gain, acquire, succeed

Common word forms

wins, wined, winer, wines, winly, winful, wining, winned, winner, winless, winning

Words from these letters

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