pin

NOUNVERB /pɪn/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH P

pin is a valid 3-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3I1N1
3 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING

What does pin mean?

NOUN · 11 SENSES
1

A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

BROADER
2

A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target.

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3

A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment.

4

A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things.

5

Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

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6

When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat.

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NARROWER
7

Cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown.

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BROADER
8

Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns.

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9

A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts.

BROADER
10

Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green.

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11

Informal terms for the leg.

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BROADER
VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Attach or fasten with pins.

“pin the needle to the shirt”

ANTONYMS
NARROWER
2

(chess) immobilize a piece.

3

Pierce with a pin.

“pin down the butterfly”

NARROWER
4

To hold fast or prevent from moving.

“The child was pinned under the fallen tree”

AT THE BOARD

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