paint

NOUNVERB /peɪnt/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P

paint is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1I1N1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does paint mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating.

“artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably”

SYNONYMS
2

Makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks.

SYNONYMS
3

(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court.

“he dominates play in the paint”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil.

BROADER
RELATED
2

Apply paint to; coat with paint.

“We painted the rooms yellow”

3

Make a painting.

“he painted all day in the garden”

“He painted a painting of the garden”

BROADER
4

Make a painting of.

“He painted his mistress many times”

NARROWER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of paint

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