draw: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with D · ends with W
Meaning of draw
verb
- formal, often, transitive
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
Example: He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.
- transitive
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
Example: She settled in the window seat, drawing her leg up beneath her.
- transitive
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
Example: She took a deep breath and drew her corset-strings.
- transitive
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. To drag (something), especially along the ground.
Listed forms: draws, drawing, drew, drawn, glossary, drawest.
Source: Wiktionary — draw.
intj
Pull back your bowstring in preparation to shoot.
Listed forms: drawe.
Source: Wiktionary — draw.
noun
- countable, uncountable
That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- countable, uncountable
The act of drawing: The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
Example: the Wild West's quick-draw champion
- countable, uncountable
The act of drawing: The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
Example: The draw is on Saturday.
- countable, uncountable
The act of drawing: The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
Listed forms: draws, drawe.
Source: Wiktionary — draw.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for draw.
noun
an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- drawing card
- attraction
- attractor
- attracter
noun
the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
noun
anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
noun
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is draw in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of draw
D(2) + R(1) + A(1) + W(4) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of draw
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from draw
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in draw. Showing up to 24, longest first.