PINECONE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PINECONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINECONE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINECONE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINECONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pineconesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINECONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PINECONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINECONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINECONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hard, scaly, egg-shaped fruit of a pine tree that holds its seeds.
A pinecone opens its scales in dry weather to let the seeds fall and closes them again when it is damp. People gather them as kindling and craft material, and at winter festivals they are painted and hung as decorations.
How PINECONE is used
Pinecone is a common everyday noun, also written as pine cone.
- The child picked up a pinecone from the forest path.
- A pinecone makes good kindling for the fire.
- They sprayed each pinecone with silver paint for the holiday table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINECONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINECONE
1 longer words begin with PINECONE.
Shorter words from the letters in PINECONE
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Common questions about PINECONE
- Is PINECONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINECONE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINECONE worth?
- PINECONE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINECONE mean?
- The hard, scaly, egg-shaped fruit of a pine tree that holds its seeds.
- What letters can be added to PINECONE?
- PINECONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PINECONE:
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