paw

paw is a 3-letter English word with 9 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
2. noun. The hand.
3. intransitive verb. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
4. transitive verb. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
5. transitive verb. To scrape or beat with the forefoot.
6. noun. a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
7. noun. the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

   "he had the hands of a surgeon"

   "he extended his mitt"

   Synonyms: hand, manus, mitt

8. verb. touch clumsily

   "The man tried to paw her"

9. verb. scrape with the paws

   "The bear pawed the door"

Synonyms

hand, manus, mitt

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in paw:

wap

Common word forms

paws, pawed, pawer, pawing

Words from these letters

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