Needles

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters
Definition of Needles

noun

  1. A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.

    "The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."

  2. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
  3. A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.

    "The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty."

  4. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

    "Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."

  5. A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.

verb

  1. To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
  2. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

    "Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples."

  3. To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.

    "to needle crystals"

Anagrams of Needles

No exact anagrams found for "needles". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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 "Needles"

Needles is a 7-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Needles" in Word Games

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