TWINE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TWINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWINE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWINE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWINE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TWINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does TWINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong thread or cord made by twisting two or more thinner strands together.
Gardeners reach for twine when they need to tie up tomato plants or bundle stalks without cutting into the stems, since the twisted strands grip firmly yet untie easily. Twine is generally coarser and stronger than sewing thread but thinner and more flexible than rope.
How TWINE is used
A common household and gardening term for lightweight cord used for tying and bundling.
- She wrapped the parcel with brown paper and twine.
- The gardener tied the vines to stakes with garden twine.
- A ball of twine sat on the workbench beside the shears.
- He looped twine around the bundle of firewood.
- The kite string frayed until it looked like ordinary twine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TWINE
4 longer words begin with TWINE.
Words ending in TWINE
5 words end in TWINE. Useful as a back hook: play TWINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TWINE inside
16 words contain TWINE in the middle. Words that start with TWINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TWINE
Common questions about TWINE
- Is TWINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWINE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWINE worth?
- TWINE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWINE mean?
- A strong thread or cord made by twisting two or more thinner strands together.
- What letters can be added to TWINE?
- TWINE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TWINE:
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