String
/stɹɪŋ/
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts6 letters
Definition of String
noun
- A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.
"There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables."
- (metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
- A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
- An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
- A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.
noun
- A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- Such a structure considered as a substance.
- Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
"a bowstring"
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
"a string of sausages"
- A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
"The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive"
verb
- To put (items) on a string.
"You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace."
- To put strings on (something).
"It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly."
- To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
- To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
Anagrams of String
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
s1
t1
r1
i1
n1
g2
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Rhymes With String
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 "String"
String is a 6-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "String" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "string" is a low-scoring word.