TWIN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TWIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWIN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWIN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TWIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does TWIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of two offspring born at the same birth, or either of a pair of closely matched things.
In astrology, the constellation Gemini is represented by twins, giving the sign its name from the Latin word for double. Because identical twins share nearly identical DNA, researchers have long studied them to separate the effects of genetics from environment.
How TWIN is used
Applies to siblings born together as well as closely matching pairs of objects.
- The twin sisters wore matching outfits to school.
- Engineers built a twin tower beside the original structure.
- Her twin brother lived across the country.
- The hotel offered a room with twin beds.
- Scientists studied a set of twin infants for the experiment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TWIN
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with TWIN.
Words ending in TWIN
1 words end in TWIN. Useful as a back hook: play TWIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with TWIN inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain TWIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TWIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TWIN
Common questions about TWIN
- Is TWIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWIN worth?
- TWIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWIN mean?
- One of two offspring born at the same birth, or either of a pair of closely matched things.
- What letters can be added to TWIN?
- TWIN takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TWIN:
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