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   Food

   /fo͞od/

   

   noun

   • 1. any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth: "we need food and water" Similar nourishmentsustenancenutrimentsubsistencefarebreaddaily breadcookingbakingcuisinefoodstuffsediblesrefreshmentsmealsprovisionsrationsstoressuppliessolidsviversinformal:eatseatablesnoshgrubchownibblesscofftuckchuckarchaic:victualsvittlesviandscommonsmeatrare:comestiblesprovenderalimentcommissariatviaticumfodderfeedforageherbagepasturagesilagerare:comestiblesprovender

   Word Origin late Old Englishfōda, of Germanic origin; related to fodder.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • D

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