NINEPINS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NINEPINS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NINEPINS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NINEPINS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NINEPINS
No single letter turns NINEPINS into another word.
How NINEPINS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NINEPINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NINEPINS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NINEPINS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A traditional skittles game in which a ball is bowled at nine wooden pins set on end.
Ninepins is an old ancestor of modern bowling. People also use it in a simile for things that fall over one after another. The game is still played in pubs and village alleys.
How NINEPINS is used
Names the game, and also appears in the phrase fall like ninepins.
- We played ninepins on the lawn after lunch.
- The defenders went down like ninepins under the charge.
- The old inn kept an alley for ninepins behind the bar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NINEPINS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NINEPINS
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Common questions about NINEPINS
- Is NINEPINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NINEPINS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NINEPINS worth?
- NINEPINS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NINEPINS mean?
- A traditional skittles game in which a ball is bowled at nine wooden pins set on end.
- What letters can be added to NINEPINS?
- No single letter can be added to NINEPINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NINEPINS:
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