PINWORM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PINWORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PINWORM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINWORM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINWORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinwormsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINWORM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PINWORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does PINWORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small, thin parasitic roundworm that lives in the lower intestine, especially of children.
A pinworm infection spreads easily through contaminated hands and bedding, so families often treat everyone at once. It causes itching but is usually not dangerous.
How PINWORM is used
Mostly medical; the infection is common among schoolchildren.
- The doctor suspected a pinworm infection.
- Washing hands helps prevent the spread of the pinworm.
- Every pinworm is only a few millimetres long.
- The whole class was tested after a pinworm outbreak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINWORM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINWORM
1 longer words begin with PINWORM.
Shorter words from the letters in PINWORM
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Common questions about PINWORM
- Is PINWORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINWORM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINWORM worth?
- PINWORM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINWORM mean?
- A small, thin parasitic roundworm that lives in the lower intestine, especially of children.
- What letters can be added to PINWORM?
- PINWORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PINWORM:
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