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Is pioneer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pioneer is a Scrabble US word. The word pioneer is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is pioneer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pioneer is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3I1O1N1E1E1R1

Is pioneer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pioneer is a Words With Friends word. The word pioneer is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (3 found)

PEREION,PERONEI,PIONEER,

6-letter words (10 found)

OPENER,ORPINE,PEREON,PERNIO,PERONE,PIONER,PROINE,REOPEN,REPINE,REPONE,

5-letter words (13 found)

IRONE,NEPER,OPINE,ORPIN,PENIE,PORIN,PREEN,PREON,PRION,PROIN,PRONE,REPIN,RIPEN,

4-letter words (37 found)

EINE,ERNE,INRO,IRON,NEEP,NOIR,NOPE,NORI,ONER,ONIE,OPEN,PEEN,PEER,PEIN,PENE,PENI,PEON,PERE,PERI,PERN,PIER,PINE,PION,PIRN,PONE,PORE,PORN,PREE,REEN,REIN,RENO,REPO,RINE,RIPE,ROIN,RONE,ROPE,

3-letter words (32 found)

EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERN,ION,IRE,NEE,NEP,NIE,NIP,NOR,ONE,OPE,ORE,PEE,PEN,PER,PIE,PIN,PIR,POI,PRE,PRO,REE,REI,REN,REO,REP,RIN,RIP,ROE,

2-letter words (16 found)

EE,EN,ER,IN,IO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OP,OR,PE,PI,PO,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 112 words from pioneer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pioneer

pioneer

Etymology

From Middle French pionnier (“originally, a foot soldier”), Old French peonier, from peon (“a foot soldier”) (modern French: pion). See pawn (in chess).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpaɪ.əˈnɪɹ/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌpaɪ.əˈniɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

pioneer (plural pioneers)

  1. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the way for others to follow.
  2. A person or other entity who is first or among the earliest in any field of inquiry, enterprise, or progress.
    Some people will consider their national heroes to be pioneers of civilization.
    Certain politicians can be considered as pioneers of reform.
  3. (obsolete, military) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances; a sapper.
  4. A member of any of several European organizations advocating abstinence from alcohol.
  5. (communism) A member of a children’s organization operated by the Communist Party, typically in the second of three stages toward becoming an member of the Party itself.
  6. (Singapore) Alternative letter-case form of Pioneer (“A Singaporean born on or before 31 December 1949, who is entitled to various healthcare and social support schemes.”)

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Verb

pioneer (third-person singular simple present pioneers, present participle pioneering, simple past and past participle pioneered)

  1. (transitive) To be the first to do or achieve (something), preparing the way for others to follow.
    The young doctor pioneered a new life-saving surgical technique.

Synonyms

  • push the envelope
  • break new ground

Translations

Further reading

  • Pioneer movement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • pereion, perineo-, peronei

Source: wiktionary.org