PINOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PINOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINOLE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINOLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINOLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does PINOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A meal made from parched, ground corn or mesquite beans, sometimes mixed with sugar and spices.
Pinole was a staple travelling food among Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest and Mexico, valued because the parched, ground grain kept well and could be stirred into water for a quick, filling drink on long journeys. Spanish carried the word into English largely unchanged. Modern versions sometimes add cinnamon or sugar, turning what began as trail food into a sweetened breakfast drink.
How PINOLE is used
Regional; used mainly in the American Southwest and in Mexican cooking.
- Travelers once carried pinole for a quick meal on the trail.
- She stirred pinole into warm water for breakfast.
- The recipe mixes ground corn pinole with cinnamon and sugar.
- Pinole kept well in a dry pouch for weeks.
- His grandmother still makes pinole the traditional way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINOLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PINOLE
The 6 tiles of PINOLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PINOLE
1 longer words begin with PINOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PINOLE
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Common questions about PINOLE
- Is PINOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINOLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINOLE worth?
- PINOLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINOLE mean?
- A meal made from parched, ground corn or mesquite beans, sometimes mixed with sugar and spices.
- What letters can be added to PINOLE?
- PINOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINOLE:
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