PINCHBECK is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. PINCHBECK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINCHBECK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINCHBECK is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCHBECK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinchbecksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINCHBECK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PINCHBECK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINCHBECK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINCHBECK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An alloy of copper and zinc that looks like gold, used for cheap jewellery.
Pinchbeck was invented by a London watchmaker in the eighteenth century as a gold substitute. The word later came to mean anything cheap and showy, which is the sense in figurative use today.
How PINCHBECK is used
Pinchbeck is used literally for the alloy and figuratively for something sham.
- The brooch was pinchbeck, not gold.
- Pinchbeck watches were popular in the eighteenth century.
- The film offers pinchbeck glamour and little else.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINCHBECK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINCHBECK
1 longer words begin with PINCHBECK.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCHBECK
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Common questions about PINCHBECK
- Is PINCHBECK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINCHBECK, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINCHBECK worth?
- PINCHBECK is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINCHBECK mean?
- An alloy of copper and zinc that looks like gold, used for cheap jewellery.
- What letters can be added to PINCHBECK?
- PINCHBECK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PINCHBECK:
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