Is PINPRICK valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINPRICK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PINPRICK worth?

PINPRICK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PINPRICK?

PINPRICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PINPRICK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points

Yes. PINPRICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.

p3i1n1p3r1i1c3k5

PlayablePINPRICK · 8 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF

18points in Scrabble

22points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept PINPRICK?

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

44WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.25

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

4.63%

Our own measure of how useful PINPRICK is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PINPRICK

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

pinpricks19

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PINPRICK scores

Scrabble p3i1n1p3r1i1c3k5 18

Words with Friends p4i1n2p4r1i1c4k5 22

Face value of the 8 tiles in PINPRICK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	2	2
i	2	9
n	1	6
r	1	6
c	1	2
k	1	1

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINPRICK has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PINPRICK

pinpricks19 pinpricked21 pinpricking22

3 longer words begin with PINPRICK.

Shorter words from the letters in PINPRICK

pickin14 pipkin14 prick13 cippi11 prink11 ricin7 kipp12 pick12 nick10 piki10 pink10 rick10 kirn8 pipi8 rink8 ripp8 pirn6 ick9 kip9 ink7 irk7 kin7 kir7 pic7 pip7 nip5 pin5 pir5 rip5 rin3 ki6 pi4 in2

Common questions about PINPRICK

Is PINPRICK valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINPRICK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PINPRICK worth?: PINPRICK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PINPRICK?: PINPRICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PINPRICK:

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