PIGEONHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PIGEONHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
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PlayablePIGEONHOLE · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
3hooks available
Which word lists accept PIGEONHOLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%3
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.6%
Our own measure of how useful PIGEONHOLE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGEONHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIGEONHOLE scores
Scrabble p3i1g2e1o1n1h4o1l1e1 16
Words with Friends p4i1g3e1o1n2h3o1l2e1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in PIGEONHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIGEONHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PIGEONHOLE
4 longer words begin with PIGEONHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGEONHOLE
oenophile14 geophone14 enophile13 neophile13 oenophil13 helping13 hooping13 poohing13 piehole12 pinhole12 heeling11 eloping10 epigone10 leeping10 looping10 peeling10 pooling10 polonie9 gonoph12 hoping12 pohing12 holpen11 inhoop11 phenol11 heling10 hoeing10 holing10 oohing10 epigon9 epilog9 hoolie9 loping9 ooping9 peeing9 pigeon9 pingle9 plonge9 poling9 pongee9 pooing9
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Common questions about PIGEONHOLE
- Is PIGEONHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGEONHOLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGEONHOLE worth?
- PIGEONHOLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PIGEONHOLE?
- PIGEONHOLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PIGEONHOLE:
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