TINPOT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TINPOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINPOT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINPOT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINPOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tinpotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TINPOT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TINPOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What stands out about TINPOT
- TINPOT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TINPOT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Of poor quality or little worth, especially when used of a petty ruler or an unimportant organization.
A tinpot ruler is one who struggles to run his state but acts as though he were a great leader. The image is of a cheap pot made of thin metal, showy but of little value. In the same way a tinpot firm or club is one that does not deserve respect.
How TINPOT is used
Informal and mildly scornful; usually placed before a noun.
- The newspaper mocked the tinpot dictator in its leading article.
- He refused to work for some tinpot company with no future.
- A tinpot regime cannot keep its own roads open.
- She dismissed the rival as a tinpot operator.
- They played in a tinpot league and still lost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINPOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TINPOT
1 longer words begin with TINPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in TINPOT
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Common questions about TINPOT
- Is TINPOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINPOT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINPOT worth?
- TINPOT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINPOT mean?
- Of poor quality or little worth, especially when used of a petty ruler or an unimportant organization.
- What letters can be added to TINPOT?
- TINPOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TINPOT:
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