narrow
VERBADJECTIVENOUN
/næroʊ/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N
narrow is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1A1R1R1O1W4
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does narrow mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Become tight or as if tight.
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2
Become more focused on an area of activity or field of study.
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3
Make or become more narrow or restricted.
“The selection was narrowed”
“The road narrowed”
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4
Define clearly.
“I cannot narrow down the rules for this game”
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NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 5 SENSES
1
Very limited in degree.
“won by a narrow margin”
“a narrow escape”
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2
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination.
“a narrow scrutiny”
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3
Lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view.
“a brilliant but narrow-minded judge”
“narrow opinions”
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4
Limited in size or scope.
“the narrow sense of a word”
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5
Not wide.
“a narrow bridge”
“a narrow line across the page”
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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water.
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