PINHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PINHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINHOLE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINHOLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINHOLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PINHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does PINHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very small hole, as if made by a pin.
A pinhole in a sheet of card can act as a lens-free camera and form a faint upside-down picture. The word also names the tiny holes that wear through fabric or metal. In photography a pinhole camera uses no glass at all.
How PINHOLE is used
Pinhole is used in everyday talk about tiny holes and in photography.
- Light came through a pinhole in the curtain.
- He made a pinhole camera from a shoebox.
- A pinhole in the tyre let the air out slowly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINHOLE
1 longer words begin with PINHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PINHOLE
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Common questions about PINHOLE
- Is PINHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINHOLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINHOLE worth?
- PINHOLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINHOLE mean?
- A very small hole, as if made by a pin.
- What letters can be added to PINHOLE?
- PINHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PINHOLE:
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