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Piercing

/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:17 pts8 letters
Definition of Piercing

verb

  1. To puncture; to break through

    "The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash."

  2. To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry

    "Can you believe he pierced his tongue?"

  3. To break or interrupt abruptly

    "A scream pierced the silence."

  4. To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).

    "to pierce a mystery"

  5. To penetrate; to affect deeply.

noun

  1. The action of the verb to pierce.
  2. A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it.

    "ear piercing"

  3. An item of jewelry designed to be fitted through a piercing.

adjective

  1. Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.

    "piercing eyes"

  2. Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
  3. Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.

    "The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school."

Anagrams of Piercing

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+hciphering
+rrepricing
+spiercingsprecising
Related Word Patterns
PI...Words starting with "pi"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "piercing"
Letter Values
p3
i1
e1
r1
c3
i1
n1
g2

Total: 13 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Piercing
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 8-Letter Words
pabulumspachadompachalicpachinkopachisispachoulipachucospacifiedpacifierpacifiespacifismpacifistpackablepackagedpackager

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 "Piercing"

Piercing is a 8-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Piercing" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "piercing" is a medium-scoring word.