What it means
- (noun) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
- (noun) The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.
- (noun) Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end. “Though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War.”
- (noun) The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge. “All our jewellery was in pawn by this stage.”
- (noun) An instance of pawning something.
- (noun) An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
- (noun) A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
- (verb) To pledge; to stake or wager.
- (verb) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
- (noun) A gallery.
- (verb) (originally leet) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
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Letter analysis
- Pawns contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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- abbot
- abeam
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
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Words starting with PAW
- paw
- pawed
- pawing
- pawl
- pawls
- pawn
- pawnbroker
- pawnbrokers
- pawned
- pawning
- pawnshop
- pawnshops
- pawpaw
- pawpaws
- paws
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Common questions
What does Pawns mean?
A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
What are the anagrams of Pawns?
Valid anagrams: spawn.
How many letters are in Pawns?
Pawns has 5 letters.
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