Definitions For Pruning

noun

  • The act of trimming a plant
  • Something that has been pruned off of a plant
  • A dried plum that is often cooked before it is eaten

verb

  • To cut off some of the branches of (a tree or bush) so that it will grow better or look better
  • To reduce (something) by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted

Is Pruning a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
15

The word Pruning is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Pruning in a Sentence

  • She carefully pruned the hedge.
  • Those trees need to be pruned every year.
  • The students were asked to prune their essays.

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