PINON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PINON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINON is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PINON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,855.
What does PINON mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small pine tree native to the south-western United States and Mexico, or the edible seed it produces.
A pinon grows low and stubby compared with taller pine species, spreading across dry, rocky hillsides where little else takes root easily. Its cones hold rich, oily seeds that people have gathered and eaten for centuries, either roasted whole or ground into flour, and the same seed is sold commercially as a pine nut. Old pinon wood is also long burned for its distinctive smoky scent, especially across the American Southwest.
How PINON is used
Chiefly used of the tree and its nut native to the American Southwest, borrowed from Spanish piñon.
- They gathered pinon nuts from the hillside every autumn.
- A stand of pinon trees dotted the dry mesa.
- The fire crackled with fragrant pinon wood.
- Roasted pinon seeds were sold at the roadside stand.
- The trail wound through scattered pinon and juniper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINON
2 longer words begin with PINON.
Words with PINON inside
2 words contain PINON in the middle. Words that start with PINON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PINON
Common questions about PINON
- Is PINON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINON worth?
- PINON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINON mean?
- A small pine tree native to the south-western United States and Mexico, or the edible seed it produces.
- What letters can be added to PINON?
- PINON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PINON:
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