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needle

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Is needle a Scrabble word?

Yes, needle is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of needle?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (informal) A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.Examples: "Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."informal

2. (informal, usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection.informal

3. (programming) A text string that is searched for within another string. (see: needle in a haystack)Examples: "Both of these functions will look through the haystack for the specified needle and, if they find it, will return the portion of the string from the beginning of the needle to the end of the haystack."

4. (entomology) Any of various species of damselfly of the genus Synlestes, endemic to Australia.

5. (gymnastics) A move in which the performer begins with two hands and one leg on the floor, then kicks the other leg into a full split.

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.Examples: "Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples."; "FRED: Well, I teased her to some extent, or I needled her, not teased her. I needled her about—first I said that she didn't want to work, and then I think that there were a couple of comments."; "To needle Lady Leviathan, Hel has convinced her husband to agree to the heartful offer."Synonyms: goad, teasetransitive

2. (ambitransitive) To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.Examples: "to needle crystals"ambitransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "needle"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "needle"?

Scrabble
7 points
N1
E1
E1
D2
L1
E1
Words With Friends
9 points
N2
E1
E1
D2
L2
E1

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