PINCUSHION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PINCUSHION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINCUSHION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINCUSHION is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINCUSHION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pincushionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINCUSHION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PINCUSHION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINCUSHION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINCUSHION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small stuffed pad into which sewing pins are stuck so they are ready to use.
A pincushion keeps loose pins together and stops them from getting lost in the carpet. The word is also used for a screen distortion in which straight edges curve inwards, and for a South African shrub with round flower heads.
How PINCUSHION is used
Used in sewing, in optics and electronics for image distortion, and in botany.
- The tailor wore a pincushion strapped to his wrist.
- Grandmother kept her pincushion beside the sewing machine.
- The old lens produced a visible pincushion effect at the corners.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINCUSHION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINCUSHION
1 longer words begin with PINCUSHION.
Shorter words from the letters in PINCUSHION
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Common questions about PINCUSHION
- Is PINCUSHION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINCUSHION, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINCUSHION worth?
- PINCUSHION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINCUSHION mean?
- A small stuffed pad into which sewing pins are stuck so they are ready to use.
- What letters can be added to PINCUSHION?
- PINCUSHION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PINCUSHION:
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