Hinge
/ˈhɪndʒ/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Hinge
noun
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
"This argument was the hinge on which the question turned."
- The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
verb
- To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- (with on or upon) To depend on something.
- The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
"The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core."
- To bend.
Anagrams of Hinge
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
h4
i1
n1
g2
e1
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Hinge
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Hinge"
Hinge is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "hinge" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Hinge" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "hinge" is a low-scoring word.