PINNULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PINNULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINNULAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINNULAR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINNULAR
No single letter turns PINNULAR into another word.
How PINNULAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PINNULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINNULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINNULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanyzoology
Relating to a pinnula, a small wing-like or fin-like part.
Pinnular is a rare scientific word. Zoologists apply it to the side branches of a crinoid arm, and botanists to the small divisions of a pinnate leaf such as a fern frond.
How PINNULAR is used
A specialist term from biology descriptions.
- The fern shows a clear pinnular pattern along each frond.
- A pinnular branch grew from the crinoid arm.
- The report described the pinnular structure in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINNULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PINNULAR
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Common questions about PINNULAR
- Is PINNULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINNULAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINNULAR worth?
- PINNULAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINNULAR mean?
- Relating to a pinnula, a small wing-like or fin-like part.
- What letters can be added to PINNULAR?
- No single letter can be added to PINNULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PINNULAR:
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