PINSETTER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PINSETTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINSETTER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINSETTER is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINSETTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinsettersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINSETTER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PINSETTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINSETTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINSETTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A machine, or formerly a worker, that puts bowling pins back in place after they are knocked down.
Before automation, boys sat behind the lanes as a human pinsetter and reset the pins by hand. Modern alleys use a machine that sweeps away fallen pins and rearranges the rest.
How PINSETTER is used
In a bowling alley the pinsetter is the equipment behind the lane that you hear clacking.
- The pinsetter jammed during the final frame.
- As a teenager he worked as a pinsetter in a small alley.
- A mechanic came to repair the pinsetter on lane six.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINSETTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINSETTER
1 longer words begin with PINSETTER.
Shorter words from the letters in PINSETTER
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Common questions about PINSETTER
- Is PINSETTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINSETTER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINSETTER worth?
- PINSETTER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINSETTER mean?
- A machine, or formerly a worker, that puts bowling pins back in place after they are knocked down.
- What letters can be added to PINSETTER?
- PINSETTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PINSETTER:
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