PINYIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PINYIN 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 PINYIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PINYIN is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINYIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinyinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINYIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINYIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 551,876.
What does PINYIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The standard system for writing Mandarin Chinese in the Latin alphabet, with marks that show the tones.
Pinyin was developed in China in the 1950s and is now used in schools, dictionaries and on street signs next to characters. It lets learners read and type Chinese sounds without knowing the characters, and most phone keyboards rely on it. The name itself means "spell the sounds" in Chinese.
How PINYIN is used
Standard term in language learning and publishing.
- Students first learn pinyin before reading characters.
- He typed the word in pinyin and picked the right character.
- The street sign gave the name in pinyin below the characters.
- A tone mark in pinyin shows how the syllable is pitched.
- Her dictionary lists every entry in pinyin order.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINYIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINYIN
1 longer words begin with PINYIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PINYIN
Common questions about PINYIN
- Is PINYIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINYIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINYIN worth?
- PINYIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINYIN mean?
- The standard system for writing Mandarin Chinese in the Latin alphabet, with marks that show the tones.
- What letters can be added to PINYIN?
- PINYIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINYIN:
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