PINDLING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PINDLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINDLING?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PINDLING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINDLING
Front hooks — 1
spindlingBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PINDLING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PINDLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINDLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINDLING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialect
Weak and sickly, or small and of little worth.
Pindling is a regional word from the United States, recorded especially in New England, for someone frail or a child that does not thrive. It sounds slightly dismissive, and older speakers used it of plants and animals as well.
How PINDLING is used
Pindling is a rare regional word, mostly found in older speech.
- The pindling calf could barely stand.
- Grandfather called the seedlings pindling and thin.
- She had been a pindling child, always catching colds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINDLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PINDLING
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Common questions about PINDLING
- Is PINDLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINDLING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINDLING worth?
- PINDLING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINDLING mean?
- Weak and sickly, or small and of little worth.
- What letters can be added to PINDLING?
- PINDLING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PINDLING:
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