PIGEONWING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PIGEONWING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIGEONWING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIGEONWING is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGEONWING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pigeonwingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIGEONWING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PIGEONWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIGEONWING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIGEONWING mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A fancy dance step in which the dancer leaps and knocks the feet together in the air.
The pigeonwing takes its name from the flapping look of the legs and arms during the jump. It also names a figure in skating that traces an outline like a spread wing.
How PIGEONWING is used
Found mostly in older writing about dancing and figure skating.
- The old sailor finished his jig with a neat pigeonwing.
- She added a pigeonwing to the end of her routine on the ice.
- Every dancer in the village could cut a pigeonwing at the harvest ball.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIGEONWING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIGEONWING
1 longer words begin with PIGEONWING.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGEONWING
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Common questions about PIGEONWING
- Is PIGEONWING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGEONWING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGEONWING worth?
- PIGEONWING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIGEONWING mean?
- A fancy dance step in which the dancer leaps and knocks the feet together in the air.
- What letters can be added to PIGEONWING?
- PIGEONWING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PIGEONWING:
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