Fines

/faɪnz/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Fines

noun

Fine champagne; French brandy.
(usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
"They filtered silt and fines out of the soil."

verb

To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
"to fine gold"
To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
"to fine the soil"
To change by fine gradations.
"to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually"
To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.

noun

A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
"The fine for jay-walking has gone from two dollars to thirty in the last fifteen years."

verb

To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
"She was fined a thousand dollars for littering, but she appealed."
To pay a fine.

noun

The end of a musical composition.
The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.

noun

End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.

verb

To finish; to cease.
To cause to cease; to stop.

Anagrams of Fines

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "fines":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "fines" and rearranging:

+tfeints finest infest

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

clarify purify refine amercement amerce

Letter Values

f4

i1

n1

e1

s1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Fines

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Related 5-Letter Words

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Fines"

Fines is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "fines" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Fines" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "fines" is a low-scoring word.