POPINJAY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. POPINJAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POPINJAY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POPINJAY is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPINJAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
popinjaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POPINJAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POPINJAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POPINJAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POPINJAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A vain, showy person who struts about and loves to be noticed.
The word popinjay began as an old term for a parrot, which explains the brightly dressed, chattering picture. Archers once also shot at a wooden bird on a pole called by the same name.
How POPINJAY is used
Literary and a little old-fashioned, used to mock vanity.
- The new manager was a pompous popinjay.
- He strutted like a popinjay in his bright coat.
- Nobody trusted the popinjay at the head of the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POPINJAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POPINJAY
1 longer words begin with POPINJAY.
Shorter words from the letters in POPINJAY
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Common questions about POPINJAY
- Is POPINJAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPINJAY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPINJAY worth?
- POPINJAY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POPINJAY mean?
- A vain, showy person who struts about and loves to be noticed.
- What letters can be added to POPINJAY?
- POPINJAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POPINJAY:
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