Tools
/tuːlz/
noun
- A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
"Hand me that tool, would you? I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine."
- Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
"These are the tools of the trade."
- Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
- A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
"The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools. a tool for recovering deleted files from a disk"
- A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
"He was a tool, no more than a pawn to her."
verb
- To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
- To equip with tools.
- To work very hard.
- To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.
"Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you."
- To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
SYNONYMS
Total: 5 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 "Tools"
Tools is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tools" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.
Using "Tools" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tools" is a low-scoring word.