Needles
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters
Definition of Needles
noun
- 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."
- Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
- A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.
"The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty."
- A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
"Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."
- A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.
Anagrams of Needles
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
n1
e1
e1
d2
l1
e1
s1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Needles
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.