SINEW is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SINEW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINEW?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINEW is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINEW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SINEW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SINEW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about SINEW
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 SINEW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong cord-like band of fibrous tissue that joins muscle to bone, more commonly known as a tendon.
A sinew works like a strong cord, transferring the pull of a contracting muscle to the bone it needs to move. Older writing sometimes used sinew loosely for muscle or physical strength in general, a sense that survives in phrases describing the sinew of a body or a nation. Figuratively, the sinews of something are the parts that hold it together and give it strength, as when people speak of the sinews of an economy or an army. The plural sinews appears often in this broader, figurative use.
How SINEW is used
Concrete anatomical noun, and frequently used figuratively for the supporting strength of a system or organisation.
- The old hunter's hands were all sinew and bone.
- A torn sinew kept the runner out for months.
- Steady trade formed the sinew of the growing city.
- Every sinew in his arm strained against the rope.
- The sinews of the old economy had weakened over time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINEW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SINEW
The 5 tiles of SINEW in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SINEW
9 longer words begin with SINEW.
Words ending in SINEW
2 words end in SINEW. Useful as a back hook: play SINEW onto a word already on the board.
Words with SINEW inside
6 words contain SINEW in the middle. Words that start with SINEW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SINEW
Common questions about SINEW
- Is SINEW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINEW, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINEW worth?
- SINEW is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINEW mean?
- A strong cord-like band of fibrous tissue that joins muscle to bone, more commonly known as a tendon.
- What letters can be added to SINEW?
- SINEW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SINEW:
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