TINHORN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TINHORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINHORN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINHORN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINHORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tinhornsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TINHORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TINHORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does TINHORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A cheap, showy person who pretends to have wealth, power or skill.
Tinhorn comes from the Old West, where small-time gamblers made big claims. As an adjective it means cheap and flashy. Nobody wants to be called a tinhorn, since it suggests loud words without real substance.
How TINHORN is used
Tinhorn is a slangy North American word of scorn.
- The saloon was full of tinhorn gamblers.
- He talked big, but everyone knew he was a tinhorn.
- A tinhorn dictator ruled the small state.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINHORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TINHORN
1 longer words begin with TINHORN.
Shorter words from the letters in TINHORN
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Common questions about TINHORN
- Is TINHORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINHORN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINHORN worth?
- TINHORN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINHORN mean?
- A cheap, showy person who pretends to have wealth, power or skill.
- What letters can be added to TINHORN?
- TINHORN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TINHORN:
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