Definitions For Winnower

verb

  • To remove (people or things that are less important, desirable, etc.) from a larger group or list : to make (a list of possible choices) smaller by removing the less desirable choices
  • To remove (the unwanted coverings of seeds) from grain by throwing the grain up in the air and letting the wind blow the unwanted parts away

Is Winnower 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
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Winnower is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Winnower in a Sentence

  • The least qualified applicants were winnowed out of the initial pool.
  • Harvesters winnowed the chaff from the wheat.

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