resurrect
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 9
/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/
Definition of resurrect
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
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verb
- (transitive)To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
- (intransitive)To rise from the dead; to return to life.
- (transitive)To restore to a working state.
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(transitive)To bring back to view or attention; to reinstate.
“Why resurrect the idea almost 25 years later?”
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Etymology
From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.
Words you can make from resurrect
144 playable · top: RESCUER (9 pts)
Best play rescuer 9 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
25 words- CEREUS 8 pts
- CERTES 8 pts
- CERUSE 8 pts
- CRUETS 8 pts
- CRUSET 8 pts
- CURERS 8 pts
- CURETS 8 pts
- CURSER 8 pts
- CURTER 8 pts
- ERECTS 8 pts
- ERUCTS 8 pts
- RECTUS 8 pts
- RECURS 8 pts
- RECUSE 8 pts
- RECUTS 8 pts
- RESCUE 8 pts
- RESECT 8 pts
- SECRET 8 pts
- SECURE 8 pts
- TERCES 8 pts
- TRUCES 8 pts
- RESTER 6 pts
- RETUSE 6 pts
- TERSER 6 pts
- URETER 6 pts
5-letter words
41 words- CERES 7 pts
- CERTS 7 pts
- CETES 7 pts
- CREST 7 pts
- CRUET 7 pts
- CRUSE 7 pts
- CRUST 7 pts
- CURER 7 pts
- CURES 7 pts
- CURET 7 pts
- CURRS 7 pts
- CURSE 7 pts
- CURST 7 pts
- CUTER 7 pts
- CUTES 7 pts
- ECRUS 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- ERUCT 7 pts
- RECUR 7 pts
- RECUT 7 pts
- SCREE 7 pts
- SCUTE 7 pts
- SUCRE 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRUCE 7 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- REEST 5 pts
- RESET 5 pts
- REUSE 5 pts
- RUERS 5 pts
- SERER 5 pts
- STEER 5 pts
- STERE 5 pts
- SUETE 5 pts
- SURER 5 pts
- TERES 5 pts
- TERSE 5 pts
- TREES 5 pts
- TRUER 5 pts
- TRUES 5 pts
- TURRS 5 pts
4-letter words
41 words- CEES 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CRUS 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- CURE 6 pts
- CURR 6 pts
- CURS 6 pts
- CURT 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- CUTS 6 pts
- ECRU 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- SCUT 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- TECS 6 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
- ERST 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RUER 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
- RUTS 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
- SUER 4 pts
- SUET 4 pts
- SURE 4 pts
- TEES 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
- TRES 4 pts
- TRUE 4 pts
- TURR 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
- UTES 4 pts
3-letter words
27 words2-letter words
7 wordsHooks
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