narrow: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with N · ends with W
Meaning of narrow
adj
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Example: a narrow hallway
Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- figuratively
Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
Example: a narrow interpretation
- alt-of, contracted
Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted.
Base or related entry: limited scope.
Example: a narrow mind
Listed forms: narrower, narrowest, narrowe.
Source: Wiktionary — narrow.
noun
- in-plural
A narrow passage, especially a contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water.
Example: the narrows of New York harbor
Listed forms: narrows, narrowe.
Source: Wiktionary — narrow.
verb
- transitive
To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
Example: We need to narrow the search.
- intransitive
To get narrower.
Example: The road narrows.
To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
Example: He stepped in front of me, narrowing his eyes to slits.
To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
Listed forms: narrows, narrowing, narrowed, narrowe.
Source: Wiktionary — narrow.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for narrow.
adjective
lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
- narrow-minded
adjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
verb
make or become more narrow or restricted
verb
define clearly
- pin down
- peg down
- nail down
- narrow down
- specify
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is narrow in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of narrow
N(1) + A(1) + R(1) + R(1) + O(1) + W(4) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of narrow
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from narrow
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in narrow. Showing up to 24, longest first.