peen

Plural: peens

Noun

the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
Penis.

Verb

Verb Forms: peened, peening, peens

To strike or shape metal with the non-flat end of a hammer.
To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.

Examples

He wished he could PEEN the tiles into a better arrangement, but brute force doesn’t work in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from a North Germanic source, compare dialectal Norwegian penn (“peen”), Danish pind (“peg”), German Pinne (“the peen of a hammer”), Old Swedish pæna (“to pound iron with a hammer”).

Scrabble Score: 6

peen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
peen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
peen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

peen: valid Words With Friends Word