PASSAGE
/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/
7 letters · 2 syllables · noun, verb, adjective
Definition of PASSAGE
A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
"She struggled to play the difficult passages."
Part of a path or journey.
"He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers."
An incident or episode.
To pass something, such as a pathogen or stem cell, through a host or medium
"After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate."
To make a passage, especially by sea; to cross
"They passaged to America in 1902."
Describing a bird that has left the nest, is living on its own, but is less than a year old. (commonly used in falconry)
"Passage red-tailed hawks are preferred by falconers because these younger birds have not yet developed the adult behaviors which would make them more difficult to train."
A movement in classical dressage, in which the horse performs a very collected, energetic, and elevated trot that has a longer period of suspension between each foot fall than a working trot.
To execute a passage movement
Examples of PASSAGE in a Sentence
- "She struggled to play the difficult passages."
- "He made his passage through the trees carefully, mindful of the stickers."
- "After 24 hours, the culture was passaged to an agar plate."
- "They passaged to America in 1902."
Word Details
Is PASSAGE a Scrabble Word?
Yes, PASSAGE is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Bingo alert: Playing all 7 letters of PASSAGE earns a 50-point bonus in Scrabble, making it worth up to 60 points total.
Letter Values for PASSAGE
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | p | a | s | s | a | g | e | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in PASSAGE
74 words from the letters in PASSAGE
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How to Use PASSAGE in Word Games
PASSAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, making it a solid-scoring word.
Bingo potential: Since PASSAGE uses exactly 7 letters, playing it from your full rack earns the 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble for a total of up to 60 points.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble PASSAGE to find 74 additional valid words.