Screens
noun
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
"a fire screen"
- A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening
"a drug screen, a genetic screen"
- Various forms or formats of information display
- Definitions related to standing in the path of an opposing player
verb
- To filter by passing through a screen.
"Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel."
- To shelter or conceal.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
"The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing."
- To present publicly (on the screen).
"The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight."
- To fit with a screen.
"We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy."
SYNONYMS
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Screens"
Screens is a 7-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "screens" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Screens" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "screens" is a low-scoring word.