Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.
- 2noun
pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
- 3noun
a central cohesive source of support and stability
"faith is his anchor"
"the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"
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