EMPTINS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. EMPTINS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPTINS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPTINS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPTINS
No single letter turns EMPTINS into another word.
How EMPTINS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMPTINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does EMPTINS mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectNorth American
A homemade yeast starter, often made from potatoes or hops, used to raise bread.
Emptins were kept from one baking day to the next in old farm kitchens. The word is plural in form and takes its name from the emptied dregs of beer. Few households use emptins today.
How EMPTINS is used
Dialect noun from older American home baking.
- Grandmother kept the emptins in a crock by the stove.
- Bread rose slowly with the help of emptins.
- Settlers made emptins from potatoes and sugar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPTINS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EMPTINS
The 7 tiles of EMPTINS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPTINS
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Common questions about EMPTINS
- Is EMPTINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPTINS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPTINS worth?
- EMPTINS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPTINS mean?
- A homemade yeast starter, often made from potatoes or hops, used to raise bread.
- What letters can be added to EMPTINS?
- No single letter can be added to EMPTINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMPTINS:
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