screw

NOUNVERB /skru/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

screw is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3R1E1W4
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does screw mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
2

A propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air.

4

A fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head.

5

A simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole.

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Turn like a screw.

NARROWER
2

Cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.

“drive in screws or bolts”

SYNONYMS
3
4

Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.

5

Tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions.

ANTONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of screw

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

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