TWEENIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TWEENIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWEENIE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWEENIE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWEENIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tweeniesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWEENIE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TWEENIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,286.
What does TWEENIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
A maid in a large household who helped both the cook and the housemaid.
The tweenie was a junior servant, working between kitchen and upstairs, usually at the bottom of the household ranks. The word is familiar from period dramas set in grand houses.
How TWEENIE is used
Tweenie is informal and historical, used for a between-maid in Victorian and Edwardian households.
- The tweenie rose before dawn to light the kitchen fire.
- A new tweenie arrived at the manor from the village.
- In the serial, the tweenie was always rushing between floors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWEENIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TWEENIE
1 longer words begin with TWEENIE.
Shorter words from the letters in TWEENIE
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Common questions about TWEENIE
- Is TWEENIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWEENIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWEENIE worth?
- TWEENIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWEENIE mean?
- A maid in a large household who helped both the cook and the housemaid.
- What letters can be added to TWEENIE?
- TWEENIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TWEENIE:
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