winnow
VERBNOUN
/wɪnoʊ/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH W
winnow is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4I1N1N1O1W4
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does winnow mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Blow away or off with a current of air.
“winnow chaff”
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2
Select desirable parts from a group or list.
“winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants”
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3
Blow on.
“The wind was winnowing her hair”
“the wind winnowed the grass”
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4
Separate the chaff from grain by using air currents.
“She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field”
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RELATED
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The act of separating grain from chaff.
“the winnowing was done by women”
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