TINSEL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TINSEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINSEL?
| 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 TINSEL is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINSEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TINSEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TINSEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What stands out about TINSEL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TINSEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Thin, shiny strips of metallic foil or thread used as decoration, or, more broadly, something showy but of little real value.
Christmas decorating is the most familiar use of tinsel, the glittering strands draped over trees, but the word long predates that use, once naming fine cloth or thread woven with real gold or silver. From its glitter, tinsel developed a figurative sense describing anything that looks impressive on the surface while lacking real substance, as in the phrase tinsel and glitter of fame. As an adjective, tinsel can describe something showy, cheap, or superficial.
How TINSEL is used
Common in both literal decorating contexts and figurative descriptions of false or superficial glamour.
- They wrapped tinsel around the branches of the tree.
- Critics dismissed the film as tinsel with no real story.
- A strand of tinsel caught the light from the window.
- The costume glittered with cheap tinsel trim.
- Behind the tinsel of the awards show lay months of hard work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINSEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TINSEL
The 6 tiles of TINSEL in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with TINSEL
13 longer words begin with TINSEL.
Shorter words from the letters in TINSEL
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Common questions about TINSEL
- Is TINSEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINSEL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINSEL worth?
- TINSEL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINSEL mean?
- Thin, shiny strips of metallic foil or thread used as decoration, or, more broadly, something showy but of little real value.
- What letters can be added to TINSEL?
- TINSEL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TINSEL:
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