pin: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of pin
noun
A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
A cylindrical piece of solid material, often of wood or metal, used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
Example: Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
Listed forms: pins.
Source: Wiktionary — pin.
verb
- often
To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
To pin down (someone).
Example: He pinned his opponent on the mat.
To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
Listed forms: pins, pinning, pinned.
Source: Wiktionary — pin.
verb
- alt-of, alternative
Alternative form of peen.
Base or related entry: peen.
Listed forms: pins, pinning, pinned.
Source: Wiktionary — pin.
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 pin.
noun
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
noun
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
noun
informal terms for the leg
noun
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is pin in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of pin
P(3) + I(1) + N(1) = 5 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 pin
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from pin
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in pin. Showing up to 24, longest first.