PIANOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PIANOLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIANOLA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIANOLA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIANOLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pianolasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIANOLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIANOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does PIANOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
trademark
A piano that plays by itself from a roll of paper with punched holes.
The pianola worked by foot pedals or a motor that moved the roll past an air-operated mechanism. It was a popular home entertainment in the early twentieth century. The name began as a brand and became a general word.
How PIANOLA is used
Pianola is used for the player piano of the past.
- Grandfather kept a pianola in the front parlour.
- The pianola rattled through a ragtime tune.
- Rolls for the pianola were sold in paper boxes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIANOLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIANOLA
1 longer words begin with PIANOLA.
Shorter words from the letters in PIANOLA
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Common questions about PIANOLA
- Is PIANOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIANOLA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIANOLA worth?
- PIANOLA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIANOLA mean?
- A piano that plays by itself from a roll of paper with punched holes.
- What letters can be added to PIANOLA?
- PIANOLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIANOLA:
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