PINWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PINWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINWEED?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINWEED is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINWEED scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PINWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does PINWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A low North American herb of the genus Lechea, with small narrow leaves and tiny flowers.
A pinweed grows in dry, sandy or rocky ground and is easy to overlook among taller plants. Botanists notice it by its branching stems and the inconspicuous blooms that give it a wiry look.
How PINWEED is used
A botanical term, used in field guides to eastern North American flora.
- A patch of pinweed spread across the sandy slope.
- The botanist pressed a sprig of pinweed in her notebook.
- Pinweed thrives where larger plants cannot take hold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINWEED
1 longer words begin with PINWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in PINWEED
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Common questions about PINWEED
- Is PINWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINWEED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINWEED worth?
- PINWEED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINWEED mean?
- A low North American herb of the genus Lechea, with small narrow leaves and tiny flowers.
- What letters can be added to PINWEED?
- PINWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PINWEED:
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