Is PIDGIN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIDGIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PIDGIN worth?

PIDGIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PIDGIN?

PIDGIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PIDGIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. PIDGIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

p3i1d2g2i1n1

PlayablePIDGIN · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 229,948odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PIDGIN?

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: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.5%

Our own measure of how useful PIDGIN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PIDGIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

pidgins11

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PIDGIN scores

Scrabble p3i1d2g2i1n1 10

Words with Friends p4i1d2g3i1n2 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in PIDGIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
i	2	9
d	1	4
g	1	3
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.

Words starting with PIDGIN

pidgins11 pidginise13 pidginize22 pidginised15 pidginises14 pidginized24 pidginizes23 pidginising16 pidginizing25 pidginisation17 pidginization26 pidginisations18 pidginizations27

13 longer words begin with PIDGIN.

Shorter words from the letters in PIDGIN

piing8 ping7 ding6 nidi5 dip6 gip6 pig6 dig5 gid5 nip5 pin5 din4 gin4 ing4 nid4 pi4 di3 gi3 id3 in2

Common questions about PIDGIN

Is PIDGIN valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIDGIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PIDGIN worth?: PIDGIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PIDGIN?: PIDGIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PIDGIN:

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