PINSTRIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PINSTRIPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINSTRIPE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINSTRIPE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINSTRIPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINSTRIPE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PINSTRIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PINSTRIPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PINSTRIPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very thin stripe in cloth, or a suit made of such cloth.
A pinstripe is usually pale on a dark ground, as on a banker's navy suit. It has long stood for business dress and a formal, serious image. Baseball fans know the pinstripe from the traditional uniform of one famous New York team.
How PINSTRIPE is used
Used for fabric patterns and, by extension, for the suit itself.
- He wore a grey pinstripe to the interview.
- A thin white pinstripe ran down the navy jacket.
- The pinstripe suited the banker's serious image.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINSTRIPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINSTRIPE
2 longer words begin with PINSTRIPE.
Shorter words from the letters in PINSTRIPE
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Common questions about PINSTRIPE
- Is PINSTRIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINSTRIPE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINSTRIPE worth?
- PINSTRIPE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINSTRIPE mean?
- A very thin stripe in cloth, or a suit made of such cloth.
- What letters can be added to PINSTRIPE?
- PINSTRIPE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PINSTRIPE:
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