PEMBINA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PEMBINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEMBINA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEMBINA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEMBINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pembinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEMBINA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PEMBINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does PEMBINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
The highbush cranberry, a shrub whose red berries are edible and sharply flavoured.
Pembina is a North American name taken from an Indigenous word, and it can refer to the shrub or to its fruit. The berries are tart and are cooked into jelly or sauce instead of being eaten raw.
How PEMBINA is used
Pembina is a regional word, most familiar in Canada and the northern United States.
- The pembina grew thickly along the creek.
- She made a bright red jelly from pembina berries.
- Birds feed on the pembina through the winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEMBINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEMBINA
1 longer words begin with PEMBINA.
Shorter words from the letters in PEMBINA
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Common questions about PEMBINA
- Is PEMBINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEMBINA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEMBINA worth?
- PEMBINA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEMBINA mean?
- The highbush cranberry, a shrub whose red berries are edible and sharply flavoured.
- What letters can be added to PEMBINA?
- PEMBINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PEMBINA:
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