Definitions For Winnowing

noun

  • The act of separating grain from chaff

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 Winnowing 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
16
Words with Friends
20

The word Winnowing is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Winnowing 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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