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 Winnowings a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
21

The word Winnowing is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 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.

Synonyms for Winnowing

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