POINTS

6 letters 8 Scrabble points /pɔɪnts/

Definition of POINTS

noun
  1. A discrete division of something.

  2. A sharp extremity.

  3. One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.

verb
  1. To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

    "It's rude to point at other people."

  2. To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.

    "The arrow of a compass points north"

  3. To face in a particular direction.

verb
  1. To appoint.

noun
  1. Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

  2. The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.

Related words: switch

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P O I N T S
Length 6 letters
Scrabble Score 8 points

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