have word—receive a message:
- After about four months, in May, we had word that this comet was going to impact Jupiter.
have words—have a quarrel:
- Every time the two of them get together they have words.
Note: The expression is not antonymous in meaning to the phrase have no words—be unable to describe or talk about smth.:
- We all here are quite astonished and have no words to describe the situation.