PINSPOT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PINSPOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINSPOT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINSPOT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINSPOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinspotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINSPOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PINSPOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PINSPOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small, powerful spotlight that lights a very small area sharply.
Stage crews use a pinspot to pick out one object, such as a jewel or a singer's face, while the rest stays dim. As a verb, to pinspot something means to light it that way.
How PINSPOT is used
Pinspot is a theatre and display lighting term.
- The technician aimed a pinspot at the glass ball.
- A single pinspot lit the dancer's hands.
- They chose to pinspot the ring in the shop window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINSPOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PINSPOT
The 7 tiles of PINSPOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PINSPOT
5 longer words begin with PINSPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in PINSPOT
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Common questions about PINSPOT
- Is PINSPOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINSPOT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINSPOT worth?
- PINSPOT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINSPOT mean?
- A small, powerful spotlight that lights a very small area sharply.
- What letters can be added to PINSPOT?
- PINSPOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PINSPOT:
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