PUMPKINSEED is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PUMPKINSEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUMPKINSEED?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUMPKINSEED is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUMPKINSEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pumpkinseedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUMPKINSEED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PUMPKINSEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUMPKINSEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUMPKINSEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, colourful North American freshwater sunfish with a reddish spot on its gill cover; also the seed of a pumpkin.
The fish is a favourite of young anglers because it bites readily in shallow, weedy water. As a food, a pumpkinseed is the flat green kernel roasted and salted as a snack.
How PUMPKINSEED is used
Pumpkinseed names either the fish or the edible seed, and context decides which.
- The boy caught a bright pumpkinseed from the end of the dock.
- A pumpkinseed has orange and blue markings along its sides.
- She sprinkled roasted pumpkinseed over the salad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUMPKINSEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUMPKINSEED
1 longer words begin with PUMPKINSEED.
Shorter words from the letters in PUMPKINSEED
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Common questions about PUMPKINSEED
- Is PUMPKINSEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUMPKINSEED, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUMPKINSEED worth?
- PUMPKINSEED is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUMPKINSEED mean?
- A small, colourful North American freshwater sunfish with a reddish spot on its gill cover; also the seed of a pumpkin.
- What letters can be added to PUMPKINSEED?
- PUMPKINSEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PUMPKINSEED:
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