rivet

VERBNOUN /rɪvɪt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R

rivet is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1I1V4E1T1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does rivet mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Direct one's attention on something.

SYNONYMS
CENTERCENTRECONCENTRATEFOCUSPORE
BROADER
THINKCOGITATECEREBRATE
NARROWER
TAKE HEEDABSORBSTEEPSOAK UPIMMERSEHEARTHINKZOOM IN
2

Fasten with a rivet or rivets.

BROADER
FIXFASTENSECURE
RELATED
RIVETERRIVETTER
3

Hold (someone's attention).

“The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists”

BROADER
ENGAGEENGROSSOCCUPYABSORB
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt).

SYNONYMS
STUD
BROADER
ORNAMENTATIONORNAMENTDECORATION
2

Heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together.

BROADER
PIN