TINSTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TINSTONE 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 TINSTONE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINSTONE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINSTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tinstonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TINSTONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TINSTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TINSTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TINSTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard mineral made of tin oxide that is the main ore of tin.
Tinstone is another name for cassiterite, a heavy dark mineral that miners in Cornwall dug for centuries. Because it resists weathering, grains of tinstone often collect in river gravels.
How TINSTONE is used
Tinstone is an older mining word, still used in geology and local history.
- The miners crushed the rock to separate the heavy tinstone.
- A lump of tinstone sat on the shelf in the mining museum.
- Streams in the valley once carried tinstone down from the hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINSTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TINSTONE
The 8 tiles of TINSTONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TINSTONE
1 longer words begin with TINSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in TINSTONE
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Common questions about TINSTONE
- Is TINSTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINSTONE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINSTONE worth?
- TINSTONE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINSTONE mean?
- A hard mineral made of tin oxide that is the main ore of tin.
- What letters can be added to TINSTONE?
- TINSTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TINSTONE:
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