SIN is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. SIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIN is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What stands out about SIN
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
An act that breaks a religious law.
Sin as the mathematical abbreviation for sine is a different word altogether, and the collision is pure accident. The seven deadly sins were fixed at seven in the sixth century, and the contents of the list have changed since.
How SIN is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb.
- A sin of omission is harder to prove than one of action.
- The word sin in mathematics is a separate abbreviation.
- The list of deadly sins was fixed in the sixth century.
- They sinned in the ordinary way and confessed in the ordinary way.
- Two sins on one list that most people would not recognise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIN
The 3 tiles of SIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SIN
Showing 24 of 261 words that begin with SIN.
Words ending in SIN
Showing 24 of 85 words that end in SIN. Useful as a back hook: play SIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIN inside
Showing 24 of 2766 words that contain SIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIN
Common questions about SIN
- Is SIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIN, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIN worth?
- SIN is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIN mean?
- An act that breaks a religious law.
- What letters can be added to SIN?
- SIN takes 6 hooks: 0 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SIN:
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