PACHINKO is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PACHINKO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PACHINKO?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PACHINKO is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PACHINKO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pachinkosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PACHINKO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PACHINKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PACHINKO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PACHINKO
- All 8 letters of PACHINKO are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PACHINKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Japanese arcade game in which small steel balls are dropped down a vertical board studded with pins.
Pachinko parlours are loud and bright, and players win more balls by landing them in special pockets. The game resembles pinball but is played mainly by aiming a spring launcher.
How PACHINKO is used
Used in writing about Japan, gaming and gambling.
- He spent an evening in a pachinko parlour in Tokyo.
- The clatter of pachinko filled the street.
- A pachinko machine rewards the player with more balls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PACHINKO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PACHINKO
1 longer words begin with PACHINKO.
Shorter words from the letters in PACHINKO
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Common questions about PACHINKO
- Is PACHINKO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PACHINKO, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PACHINKO worth?
- PACHINKO is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PACHINKO mean?
- A Japanese arcade game in which small steel balls are dropped down a vertical board studded with pins.
- What letters can be added to PACHINKO?
- PACHINKO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PACHINKO:
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