PINYON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PINYON 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 PINYON?
| 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 PINYON is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PINYON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pinyonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PINYON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PINYON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does PINYON mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small pine of the dry American Southwest whose seeds are eaten as nuts; also the nut itself.
The pinyon grows slowly on rocky hillsides in Mexico and the south-western United States, and its seed is a long-valued food for native peoples and settlers alike. The tree is often paired with juniper in dry woodland. Pinyon is the common English spelling of the Spanish name that is also written with a tilde.
How PINYON is used
Mostly American, in botany and cooking.
- The hillside was covered in pinyon and juniper.
- We roasted a handful of pinyon over the fire.
- A pinyon can take centuries to reach full size.
- Smoke from burning pinyon has a sweet scent.
- The ranger pointed out a young pinyon beside the trail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PINYON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PINYON
1 longer words begin with PINYON.
Shorter words from the letters in PINYON
Common questions about PINYON
- Is PINYON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PINYON, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PINYON worth?
- PINYON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PINYON mean?
- A small pine of the dry American Southwest whose seeds are eaten as nuts; also the nut itself.
- What letters can be added to PINYON?
- PINYON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PINYON:
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