PAWNBROKING is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. PAWNBROKING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAWNBROKING?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAWNBROKING is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWNBROKING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pawnbrokingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAWNBROKING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PAWNBROKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAWNBROKING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAWNBROKING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The business of lending money in exchange for personal items that the lender may sell if the loan is not repaid.
Pawnbroking has existed for centuries and was long the credit of last resort for people without bank accounts. The three-ball sign outside a pawnshop is a familiar emblem of the trade.
How PAWNBROKING is used
Pawnbroking names the trade as a whole, while a pawnbroker is the person who carries it out.
- His family had been in pawnbroking for three generations.
- Pawnbroking is regulated by law in most countries.
- She took up pawnbroking after selling her previous shop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWNBROKING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAWNBROKING
1 longer words begin with PAWNBROKING.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWNBROKING
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Common questions about PAWNBROKING
- Is PAWNBROKING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWNBROKING, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWNBROKING worth?
- PAWNBROKING is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWNBROKING mean?
- The business of lending money in exchange for personal items that the lender may sell if the loan is not repaid.
- What letters can be added to PAWNBROKING?
- PAWNBROKING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PAWNBROKING:
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