What does PAINT mean?

Pronunciation
/peɪnt/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
7
Words With Friends score
9
How common
Common

Meaning

verb

  1. make a painting“he painted all day in the garden”
  2. apply paint to; coat with paint“We painted the rooms yellow”
  3. make a painting of“He painted his mistress many times”
  4. apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

noun

  1. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating“artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably”
  2. (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court“he hit a jump shot from the top of the key”
  3. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

paints8

Anagrams of PAINT

pinta7patin7inapt7

Words inside PAINT

36 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

anti4 pain6 pant6pint6 ain3ani3ant3 apt5 nap5 nip5nit3pan5 pat5 pia5pin5 pit5 tan3 tap5 tin3 tip5 ai2 an2at2 in2 it2na2pa4 pi4 ta2ti2

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Questions

Is PAINT a valid word in word games?

PAINT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is PAINT worth?

PAINT is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 9 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PAINT?

36 other words, including IN, IT, AT and AN.