census

Plural: census, censuses, censusses

Noun

a periodic count of the population
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
Count, tally.
A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.

Verb

Verb Forms: censused, censusing, censuses

To conduct an official count or survey of a population.
conduct a census
- "They censused the deer in the forest"
To conduct a census on.
To collect a census.

Examples

He would CENSUS the available letters on his rack, searching for potential bingos in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

Synonyms

nose count, nosecount

Scrabble Score: 8

census: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
census: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
census: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

census: valid Words With Friends Word