lynchpin

lynchpin is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 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 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

   Synonyms: linchpin

2. 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, linchpin, mainstay

Synonyms

linchpin, anchor, backbone, keystone, mainstay

Common word forms

lynchpins

Words from these letters

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