ESTAMINET is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ESTAMINET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESTAMINET?
| 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 ESTAMINET is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESTAMINET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
estaminetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESTAMINET scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ESTAMINET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESTAMINET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESTAMINET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, humble cafe or bar, often a rather shabby one, serving wine, beer and coffee.
The estaminet is a French and Belgian type of place, associated with soldiers' memories of the First World War. It suggests a cosy, slightly rough corner where locals drink rather than a smart restaurant.
How ESTAMINET is used
Mostly found in historical writing and travel prose about northern France and Belgium.
- The soldiers spent their evenings in a smoky estaminet near the square.
- An old estaminet stood at the crossroads, its window glowing.
- We found a tiny estaminet that served only beer and soup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESTAMINET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ESTAMINET
1 longer words begin with ESTAMINET.
Shorter words from the letters in ESTAMINET
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Common questions about ESTAMINET
- Is ESTAMINET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESTAMINET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESTAMINET worth?
- ESTAMINET is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESTAMINET mean?
- A small, humble cafe or bar, often a rather shabby one, serving wine, beer and coffee.
- What letters can be added to ESTAMINET?
- ESTAMINET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ESTAMINET:
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