SINEWY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SINEWY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINEWY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINEWY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINEWY
No single letter turns SINEWY into another word.
How SINEWY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SINEWY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does SINEWY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lean and strong, with tough tendons and muscles showing, or tough and stringy like gristle.
Sinewy is often chosen for runners, climbers and farm workers whose bodies look wiry and capable rather than bulky. It can also describe meat that is hard to chew because it is full of connective tissue. Writers sometimes stretch the word to prose or an argument that feels tight and forceful. It comes from sinew, the tough band that joins muscle to bone.
How SINEWY is used
Used for bodies, limbs and meat; positive for people, negative for food.
- The old climber had sinewy arms from decades on the rock.
- We could not chew the sinewy steak.
- A sinewy hand gripped the rope and held firm.
- Her sinewy style packed every sentence with force.
- The sinewy dancer leapt across the stage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINEWY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SINEWY
The 6 tiles of SINEWY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SINEWY
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Common questions about SINEWY
- Is SINEWY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINEWY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINEWY worth?
- SINEWY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINEWY mean?
- Lean and strong, with tough tendons and muscles showing, or tough and stringy like gristle.
- What letters can be added to SINEWY?
- No single letter can be added to SINEWY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SINEWY:
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