TINTYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TINTYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TINTYPE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TINTYPE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TINTYPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tintypesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TINTYPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TINTYPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does TINTYPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A photograph made as a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal.
Tintypes were cheap, sturdy and quick to make, which made them popular at fairs and in army camps in the nineteenth century. Each one is a single image, with no negative from which to print copies. Collectors prize surviving examples of ordinary people from that era.
How TINTYPE is used
Used in the history of photography and in antique collecting.
- The soldier sent a tintype of himself to his family.
- A faded tintype hung in a small frame above the mantel.
- The museum keeps a tintype taken at a county fair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TINTYPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TINTYPE
1 longer words begin with TINTYPE.
Shorter words from the letters in TINTYPE
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Common questions about TINTYPE
- Is TINTYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TINTYPE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TINTYPE worth?
- TINTYPE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TINTYPE mean?
- A photograph made as a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal.
- What letters can be added to TINTYPE?
- TINTYPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TINTYPE:
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