PASHMINA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PASHMINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASHMINA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASHMINA is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASHMINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pashminasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASHMINA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PASHMINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASHMINA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASHMINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft shawl woven from the fine wool of Himalayan goats.
Pashmina fibre comes from the undercoat that the goats grow against the mountain cold, and it is spun by hand in Kashmir. In shops the term is also used loosely for any large, light wrap of mixed fibres. Real ones are valued for warmth that belies their weight.
How PASHMINA is used
Used in fashion and shopping for scarves and shawls.
- She wrapped a pashmina around her shoulders.
- A genuine pashmina can pass through a ring.
- He bought a blue pashmina as a gift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASHMINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASHMINA
1 longer words begin with PASHMINA.
Shorter words from the letters in PASHMINA
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Common questions about PASHMINA
- Is PASHMINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASHMINA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASHMINA worth?
- PASHMINA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASHMINA mean?
- A soft shawl woven from the fine wool of Himalayan goats.
- What letters can be added to PASHMINA?
- PASHMINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PASHMINA:
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