TENPIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TENPIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TENPIN?
| 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 TENPIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENPIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tenpinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TENPIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TENPIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,320.
What does TENPIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the ten pins that a bowler tries to knock down in the game of tenpin bowling.
A tenpin is a tall, bottle-shaped pin, and ten of them are set in a triangle at the end of the lane. The game with ten pins grew out of the older ninepin game and is now the form of bowling played in most leagues. The name also lives on in the sport itself, which is called tenpin bowling.
How TENPIN is used
Used for the pin itself; the sport is usually called tenpin bowling.
- The ball struck the front tenpin and sent the rest scattering.
- One tenpin stayed upright after the first roll.
- She replaced a chipped tenpin at the lane.
- Each tenpin weighs a little over three pounds.
- He grew up setting every tenpin by hand in the old alley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TENPIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TENPIN
The 6 tiles of TENPIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TENPIN
3 longer words begin with TENPIN.
Shorter words from the letters in TENPIN
Common questions about TENPIN
- Is TENPIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TENPIN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TENPIN worth?
- TENPIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TENPIN mean?
- One of the ten pins that a bowler tries to knock down in the game of tenpin bowling.
- What letters can be added to TENPIN?
- TENPIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TENPIN:
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