HEADPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEADPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEADPIN?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEADPIN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEADPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
headpinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEADPIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEADPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does HEADPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The front pin of the triangle in ten-pin bowling, standing nearest the bowler.
Bowlers aim at the headpin when they want to start a chain reaction through the rest of the rack, and a strike usually hits it slightly off-centre. In scoring tables it is numbered one, and it is the pin you see first at the end of the lane.
How HEADPIN is used
The term headpin belongs to bowling talk about where the ball should strike.
- The ball clipped the headpin and scattered all ten.
- He aimed just left of the headpin to catch the pocket.
- The headpin stood alone after the other pins fell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEADPIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEADPIN
The 7 tiles of HEADPIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HEADPIN
1 longer words begin with HEADPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in HEADPIN
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Common questions about HEADPIN
- Is HEADPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEADPIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEADPIN worth?
- HEADPIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEADPIN mean?
- The front pin of the triangle in ten-pin bowling, standing nearest the bowler.
- What letters can be added to HEADPIN?
- HEADPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEADPIN:
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