Definitions For Pivot

noun

  • The act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
  • Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
  • The person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
  • A pin or shaft on which a mechanical part turns
  • The action of turning around a point : the action of pivoting
  • A person or thing that is central or important to someone or something else

verb

  • Turn on a pivot
  • To turn on or around a central point

Is Pivot 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
12

The word Pivot is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Pivot in a Sentence

  • An issue that is the real pivot of the controversy
  • The dancers pivoted on their toes and changed direction.
  • The door hinge pivots around the pin.
  • The quarterback pivoted and threw the ball to the running back.

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