PINBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PINBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINBALL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINBALL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINBALL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PINBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does PINBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A game in which a small metal ball is shot across a sloping board to score points by hitting targets.
Players of pinball use flippers to keep the ball alive as it bounces off bumpers and lights up the machine. As a verb, to pinball means to bounce from place to place like the ball does.
How PINBALL is used
Pinball names the arcade game and, as a verb, anything that ricochets about.
- He spent his afternoons at the arcade playing pinball.
- The pinball machine flashed and rang when she hit the jackpot.
- The loose cart seemed to pinball down the aisle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINBALL
3 longer words begin with PINBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in PINBALL
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Common questions about PINBALL
- Is PINBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINBALL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINBALL worth?
- PINBALL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINBALL mean?
- A game in which a small metal ball is shot across a sloping board to score points by hitting targets.
- What letters can be added to PINBALL?
- PINBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PINBALL:
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