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Pawns

p 3a 1w 4n 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of pawn

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does pawns mean?

noun

  1. an article deposited as security

  2. a person used by another to gain an end

    Synonymsinstrument

  3. (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

  4. borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

verb

  1. leave as a guarantee in return for money

    “pawn your grandfather's gold watch”

    Synonymssoakhock

Definitions shown for pawn, the base form of pawns.

Is PAWNS 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) Yes

How many points is PAWNS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
p 3a 1w 4n 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4a 1w 4n 2s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
p 4a 1w 4n 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
p 3a 1w 5n 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PAWNS

Anagrams 1

spawn

Hooks for PAWNS

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

Front hooks

spawns

Back hooks

None

Words that end like PAWNS

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

dawnsfawnslawnsyawnsprawnsspawns
All words ending in -AWNS

Pawns: quick answers

Is PAWNS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PAWNS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PAWNS worth?
PAWNS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pawns mean?
pawns is the plural and third-person singular form of pawn, which means “an article deposited as security”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PAWNS?
You can make 35 shorter words from PAWNS, such as PAWN, PAWS, SPAW, SWAP. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PAWNS?
PAWNS rearranges into SPAWN.