NINEPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NINEPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NINEPIN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NINEPIN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NINEPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ninepinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NINEPIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NINEPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 926,363.
What stands out about NINEPIN
- NINEPIN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NINEPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wooden pin that players try to knock down with a ball in a bowling game played with nine of them.
The word is almost always met in the plural, because a game needs the whole set standing in a diamond. A single ninepin is the piece, while the pastime built around it takes its name from the count.
How NINEPIN is used
You use ninepin when talking about one pin from such a set, usually in a pub, hall or garden game.
- The ball clipped a single ninepin and left the rest standing.
- He set up each ninepin carefully before the next throw.
- A chipped ninepin rolled under the bench.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NINEPIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NINEPIN
1 longer words begin with NINEPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in NINEPIN
Common questions about NINEPIN
- Is NINEPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NINEPIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NINEPIN worth?
- NINEPIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NINEPIN mean?
- A wooden pin that players try to knock down with a ball in a bowling game played with nine of them.
- What letters can be added to NINEPIN?
- NINEPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NINEPIN:
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