NEEDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NEEDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEEDLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEEDLE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEEDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NEEDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 56,442.
What does NEEDLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin, pointed tool, usually of steel, with a hole or eye at one end for thread, used mainly for sewing.
Beyond sewing, a needle can also refer to the fine hollow point of a syringe, the pointer on a compass or gauge, or the slender leaf of a pine or fir tree. The related verb to needle means to provoke or annoy someone through persistent teasing or criticism, an image drawn from the sharp jab of a real needle. Across all these senses, the word keeps the same core idea of something thin, sharp, and pointed.
How NEEDLE is used
Extremely common, appearing in contexts from sewing and medicine to compasses, record players, and provoking someone verbally.
- She threaded the needle before starting to mend the shirt.
- The nurse prepared a needle for the flu vaccination.
- The compass needle swung slowly toward magnetic north.
- Pine needles covered the forest floor after the wind picked up.
- His friends loved to needle him about his terrible driving.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEEDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEEDLE
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with NEEDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDLE
Common questions about NEEDLE
- Is NEEDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEEDLE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEEDLE worth?
- NEEDLE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEEDLE mean?
- A thin, pointed tool, usually of steel, with a hole or eye at one end for thread, used mainly for sewing.
- What letters can be added to NEEDLE?
- NEEDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NEEDLE:
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