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Is PAWN a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list PAWN is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
9114

What does PAWN mean?

  1. nounan article deposited as security
  2. nouna person used by another to gain an end
  3. noun(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

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for PAWN

Add a letter to make a new word: SPAWN, PAWNS.

Words inside PAWN

See all 11 words you can make from PAWN

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up PAWN in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is PAWN a Scrabble word?

PAWN is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is PAWN worth?

PAWN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does PAWN mean?

An article deposited as security.