What does PAWN mean?
PAWN is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends.
- Pronunciation
- /pɔn/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Words With Friends score
- 11
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- an article deposited as security
- a person used by another to gain an end
- (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
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
verb
- leave as a guarantee in return for money“pawn your grandfather's gold watch”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
pawns10pawned12pawning13
Anagrams of PAWN
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PAWN
11 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
Related
Questions
Is PAWN a Scrabble word?
PAWN is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is PAWN worth?
PAWN is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PAWN?
11 other words, including AN, PA, NA and PAN.