PEIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PEIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEIN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PEIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about PEIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PEIN mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To strike or shape metal using the peen of a hammer, applying the same action as peen or pean.
To pein a rivet or a piece of sheet metal is to strike it with the rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer rather than with the flat face. Pein is simply a less common spelling of peen or pean for the same tool and action.
How PEIN is used
Rare alternative spelling of peen, found mainly in older or specialist texts.
- He would pein the edge until it curled over.
- The old manual used pein where a modern one writes peen.
- She learned to pein rivets flat with light blows.
- The smith continued to pein the metal surface smooth.
- This dictionary lists pein as a variant of peen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEIN
The 4 tiles of PEIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PEIN
7 longer words begin with PEIN.
Words with PEIN inside
5 words contain PEIN in the middle. Words that start with PEIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PEIN
Common questions about PEIN
- Is PEIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEIN worth?
- PEIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEIN mean?
- To strike or shape metal using the peen of a hammer, applying the same action as peen or pean.
- What letters can be added to PEIN?
- PEIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PEIN:
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