PAWNBROKER is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PAWNBROKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAWNBROKER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAWNBROKER is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWNBROKER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pawnbrokersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAWNBROKER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PAWNBROKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAWNBROKER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAWNBROKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or shop that lends money in exchange for an item left as security.
A pawnbroker keeps the pledged object and may sell it if the loan is not repaid in time. Such shops have long served people who need quick cash and have no bank credit.
How PAWNBROKER is used
Pawnbroker refers both to the lender and, loosely, to the shop that does the lending.
- The pawnbroker offered her fifty dollars for the watch.
- He visited a pawnbroker to raise rent money.
- A sign above the pawnbroker showed three golden balls.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWNBROKER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAWNBROKER
1 longer words begin with PAWNBROKER.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWNBROKER
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Common questions about PAWNBROKER
- Is PAWNBROKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWNBROKER, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWNBROKER worth?
- PAWNBROKER is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWNBROKER mean?
- A person or shop that lends money in exchange for an item left as security.
- What letters can be added to PAWNBROKER?
- PAWNBROKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PAWNBROKER:
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