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Is paint a Scrabble word?

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

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What is the meaning of paint?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.Examples: "René went back into the kitchen and put a pot of coffee on, got out his paints and started on a new painting. He felt inspired."countablein-pluraluncountable

2. (basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with the.Examples: "The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint."; "Early on it was the Bulldogs who were clearly the aggressors, playing hard in the paint and getting baskets with muscle more than with their shooting prowess."; "Isaiah Thomas is very clever, very crafty getting to the paint and finishing in the paint."countableslanguncountable

3. (uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.Examples: "I am running low on paint for my marker."slanguncountable

4. (poker, slang) Synonym of face card (king, queen, or jack).Synonyms: face cardcountableslanguncountable

5. (computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.Examples: "It combines traditional paint capabilities with photograph enhancement features."; "Computer paint software operates similarly but adds features that are delightfully familiar and useful to artists trained in traditional graphics materials."; "If using a paint package, you must specify the color before you draw the line or shape."attributivecountableuncountable

6. (uncountable) Makeup.Examples: "They were as plain and homely as a table-top dancer when the rains had wiped the paint and powder from her face."uncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To apply paint to.Examples: "I painted blue all of the bathroom walls, the ceiling, and a the corridor up to the hall."; "The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise."transitive

2. (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.transitive

3. (transitive, medicine) To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.transitive

4. (transitive) To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.Examples: "not painted with the crimson spots of blood"; "Cuckoo buds of yellow hue / Do paint the meadows with delight."transitive

5. (transitive) To create (an image) with paints.Examples: "to paint a portrait or a landscape"transitive

6. (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.Examples: "I've been painting since I was a young child."intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "paint"?

Scrabble
7 points
P3
A1
I1
N1
T1
Words With Friends
9 points
P4
A1
I1
N2
T1

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