wedge

NOUNVERB /wɛdʒ/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH W

wedge is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4E1D2G2E1
4 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does wedge mean?

NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3

A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States.

BROADER
4

Any shape that is triangular in cross section.

5

A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation.

SYNONYMS
6

(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole.

BROADER
7

Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them.

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Put, fix, force, or implant.

NARROWER
2

Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.

SYNONYMS