CANDLEPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CANDLEPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANDLEPIN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANDLEPIN is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANDLEPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
candlepinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANDLEPIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in CANDLEPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANDLEPIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANDLEPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A tall, slender bowling pin that tapers at both ends, used in a New England form of bowling.
In candlepin bowling the ball is small enough to hold in one hand, and fallen pins stay on the lane during the next throw. The name also stands for the game itself, which is far more popular in the northeast than elsewhere.
How CANDLEPIN is used
Used in sport, mostly in northeastern North America, for both the pin and the game.
- Each candlepin is thinner than a pin used in tenpin bowling.
- He knocked down only one candlepin with his first throw.
- Candlepin leagues meet every Thursday at the old alley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANDLEPIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CANDLEPIN
The 9 tiles of CANDLEPIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CANDLEPIN
1 longer words begin with CANDLEPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in CANDLEPIN
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Common questions about CANDLEPIN
- Is CANDLEPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANDLEPIN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANDLEPIN worth?
- CANDLEPIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANDLEPIN mean?
- A tall, slender bowling pin that tapers at both ends, used in a New England form of bowling.
- What letters can be added to CANDLEPIN?
- CANDLEPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CANDLEPIN:
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