PAWNSHOP is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PAWNSHOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAWNSHOP?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAWNSHOP is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAWNSHOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pawnshopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAWNSHOP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAWNSHOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAWNSHOP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PAWNSHOP
- PAWNSHOP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PAWNSHOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shop where people can borrow money by leaving personal belongings as security.
If the loan is not repaid in time, the pawnshop keeps the item and sells it. People often visit a pawnshop for quick cash, and also to buy second-hand goods such as watches, guitars and tools.
How PAWNSHOP is used
Common everyday word, in films and city life as well as ordinary speech.
- He took his grandfather's watch to the pawnshop to cover the rent.
- The pawnshop on the corner had guitars in the window.
- She redeemed her ring from the pawnshop a week later.
- A pawnshop owner must judge quickly what an item is really worth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAWNSHOP and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAWNSHOP
1 longer words begin with PAWNSHOP.
Shorter words from the letters in PAWNSHOP
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Common questions about PAWNSHOP
- Is PAWNSHOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAWNSHOP, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAWNSHOP worth?
- PAWNSHOP is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAWNSHOP mean?
- A shop where people can borrow money by leaving personal belongings as security.
- What letters can be added to PAWNSHOP?
- PAWNSHOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAWNSHOP:
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