Definitions For Pawn

noun

  • Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
  • (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
  • A person used by another to gain an end
  • An article deposited as security
  • To give (something that you own) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money

verb

  • Leave as a guarantee in return for money

Is Pawn 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
9
Words with Friends
11

The word Pawn is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Pawn in a Sentence

  • She was forced to pawn her diamond ring.
  • He pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt

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