linchpin

linchpin is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.
2. noun. pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

   Synonyms: lynchpin

3. noun. a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"

   "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"

   Synonyms: anchor, backbone, keystone, lynchpin, mainstay

Synonyms

lynchpin, anchor, backbone, keystone, mainstay

Common word forms

linchpins, linchpinned

Words from these letters

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