AYIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AYIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AYIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AYIN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AYIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AYIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AYIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does AYIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sixteenth letter of the Hebrew and other Semitic alphabets.
Ayin represents a guttural sound produced deep in the throat in classical Hebrew pronunciation. The shape of the letter ayin is thought to derive from an ancient symbol representing an eye.
How AYIN is used
Known mainly to students of Hebrew, linguistics, or word games.
- The teacher pointed to the letter ayin on the classroom chart.
- Ayin has no direct equivalent sound in English.
- Students practiced writing ayin alongside the other Hebrew letters.
- The prayer book printed ayin in bold at the top of the page.
- Scholars discussed how ayin was pronounced in ancient dialects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AYIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AYIN
1 longer words begin with AYIN.
Words ending in AYIN
2 words end in AYIN. Useful as a back hook: play AYIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with AYIN inside
Showing 24 of 158 words that contain AYIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AYIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AYIN
Common questions about AYIN
- Is AYIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AYIN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AYIN worth?
- AYIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AYIN mean?
- The sixteenth letter of the Hebrew and other Semitic alphabets.
- What letters can be added to AYIN?
- AYIN takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AYIN:
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