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Needles

n 1e 1e 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of needle

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does needles mean?

noun

  1. the leaf of a conifer

    Synonymsacerate leaf

  2. a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

  3. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

  4. a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

    Synonymsphonograph needle

verb

  1. annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism

    “He needled her with his sarcastic remarks”

    Synonymsgoad

  2. prick with a needle

Definitions shown for needle, the base form of needles.

Is NEEDLES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is NEEDLES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
n 1e 1e 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
n 2e 1e 1d 2l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
n 1e 1e 1d 2l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
n 1e 1e 1d 2l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NEEDLES

Hooks for NEEDLES

Add one letter to the front or back of NEEDLES to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

needless

Words that end like NEEDLES

Common words that share the ending -EEDLES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

wheedles
All words ending in -EEDLES

Needles: quick answers

Is NEEDLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NEEDLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NEEDLES worth?
NEEDLES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does needles mean?
needles is the plural and third-person singular form of needle, which means “the leaf of a conifer”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NEEDLES?
You can make 76 shorter words from NEEDLES, such as LENSED, NEEDLE, NEELDS, NEESED. See the full list.