Definitions For Cornering

noun

  • The point or area where two lines, edges, or sides of something meet
  • The place where two streets or roads meet
  • A curve in a road

verb

  • To force (a person or animal) into a place or position from which escape is very difficult or impossible
  • To force (someone who wants to avoid you or get away from you) to stop and talk with you
  • To get control of a particular type of product that is being bought and sold

Is Cornering 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
12
Words with Friends
16

The word Cornering is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Cornering in a Sentence

  • The corner of a box
  • A post marks the corner of the property.
  • Write your name in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
  • We ate in a corner booth at the restaurant.
  • Police cornered the suspect in a backyard.
  • A cornered animal can be dangerous.
  • He cornered the actress and demanded her autograph.

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