Definition of piercing

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• piercing is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
• piercing is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
• piercing is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of piercing

• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument (adjective)

  Examples

  1. piercing knifelike pains
  2. piercing cold
  3. piercing criticism

  Synonyms

  1. cutting
  2. keen
  3. knifelike
  4. lancinate
  5. lancinating
  6. stabbing
• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. acute
  2. discriminating
  3. incisive
  4. keen
  5. knifelike
  6. penetrating
  7. penetrative
  8. sharp

See definition of piercing in Merriam Webster