TINNY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TINNY 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 TINNY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINNY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINNY
No single letter turns TINNY into another word.
How TINNY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TINNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 46,474.
What does TINNY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalAustralianNew Zealand
Having a thin, harsh, metallic sound resembling the ring of tin; also, informally in Australian and New Zealand English, a can of beer or a small aluminium boat.
A tinny speaker or radio produces sound that feels thin and lacking in depth, as though it were vibrating through a sheet of metal rather than reproducing full, rich tones. Music critics often reach for tinny to criticise a cheap recording or a low-quality playback device, contrasting its harsh, hollow sound with a warmer, fuller one. Away from sound entirely, Australians and New Zealanders use tinny informally as a noun, calling a can of beer a tinny and, separately, calling a small, lightweight aluminium boat a tinny as well, both senses drawing on the idea of thin metal. Because the core image of thin, resonant metal runs through all these uses, tinny consistently suggests something cheap, light or lacking in substance.
How TINNY is used
Common in everyday speech for a thin, metallic sound, and, informally in Australian and New Zealand English, for a can of beer or a small aluminium boat.
- The old radio produced a tinny, distorted sound.
- He complained that the earbuds sounded thin and tinny.
- They cracked open a tinny to celebrate the win.
- The fishermen headed out in a small tinny at dawn.
- Her voice came through the cheap speaker sounding tinny.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINNY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TINNY
Common questions about TINNY
- Is TINNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINNY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINNY worth?
- TINNY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINNY mean?
- Having a thin, harsh, metallic sound resembling the ring of tin; also, informally in Australian and New Zealand English, a can of beer or a small aluminium boat.
- What letters can be added to TINNY?
- No single letter can be added to TINNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TINNY:
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