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NEEDLE

6 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What NEEDLE Means

  1. noun: the leaf of a conifer
  2. noun: a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
  3. verb: annoy or provoke, as by constant criticism“He needled her with his sarcastic remarks”
  4. verb: prick with a needle

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

NEEDLE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as N1 E1 E1 D2 L1 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In NEEDLE

26 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (2)

4 letter words (6)

3 letter words (12)

2 letter words (6)

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