schema

Plural: schemas, schemata

Noun

A conceptual framework or generalized plan.
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
a schematic or preliminary plan
An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).
A formal description of the structure of a database: the names of the tables, the names of the columns of each table, and the data type and other attributes of each column.
A formal description of data, data types, and data file structures, such as XML schemas for XML files.
A formula in the metalanguage of an axiomatic system, in which one or more schematic variables appear, which stand for any term or subformula of the system, which may or may not be required to satisfy certain conditions.
A monastic habit in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Examples

Her opening SCHEMA laid the groundwork for a high-scoring game of Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”). Doublet of scheme.

Synonyms

outline, scheme, axiom schema, schemat

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

schema: valid Words With Friends Word