Definition of WRITTEN

written

Meanings

Verb

  • produce a literary work
  • communicate or express by writing
  • have (one's written work) issued for publication
  • communicate (with) in writing
  • communicate by letter
  • write music
  • mark or trace on a surface
    • "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
  • record data on a computer
    • "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk"
  • write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
  • create code, write a computer program
  • past participle of write

Adjective

  • set down in writing in any of various ways
    • "written evidence"
  • systematically collected and written down
    • "written laws"
  • written as for a film or play or broadcast

Adj

  • Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
  • Having been written.

Origin / Etymology

Morphologically write + -en.

Synonyms

compose, drop a line, indite, pen, publish, save, scripted, spell, write

Scrabble Score: 10

written is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
written is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
written is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

written is a valid Words With Friends word