TYIYN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. TYIYN is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept TYIYN?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYIYN is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYIYN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tyiynsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYIYN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TYIYN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 232,369.
What does TYIYN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small unit of currency equal to one hundredth of the tenge or the som.
The tyiyn is the subunit of the Kazakhstani tenge and the Kyrgyzstani som, the way a cent is a subunit of a dollar. Inflation has made coins in this denomination rare in daily use. The word is also spelled tiyin.
How TYIYN is used
Appears in banking, pricing and currency reference contexts.
- A price listed in tenge and tyiyn together.
- One hundred tyiyn make up a single tenge.
- The old coin worth a few tyiyn is seldom seen now.
- A cashier who rounds a payment to the nearest tyiyn.
- Reference books spell it tyiyn or tiyin depending on the source.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYIYN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYIYN
1 longer words begin with TYIYN.
Shorter words from the letters in TYIYN
Common questions about TYIYN
- Is TYIYN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TYIYN is not in it.
- How many points is TYIYN worth?
- TYIYN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYIYN mean?
- A small unit of currency equal to one hundredth of the tenge or the som.
- What letters can be added to TYIYN?
- TYIYN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TYIYN:
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