pawn
VERBNOUN
/pɔn/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P
pawn is a valid 4-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1W4N1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does pawn mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Leave as a guarantee in return for money.
“pawn your grandfather's gold watch”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
A person used by another to gain an end.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
An article deposited as security.
BROADER
3
Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan.
BROADER
4
(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank.
BROADER