TYNE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TYNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYNE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYNE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYNE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TYNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does TYNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A pointed prong on a fork, rake, or antler, especially in northern English or Scottish dialect.
Tyne represents a dialect spelling once common in northern England and Scotland, where prong-shaped farm tools were part of daily rural work. Many rural speakers used tyne exclusively in speech and print, never switching to the now more standard spelling.
How TYNE is used
Considered a regional or dialect form rather than the standard modern spelling.
- The old rake had a broken tyne that snagged on every root.
- Each tyne of the stag antler shows a distinct point.
- Farmhands sharpened every tyne before the harvest began.
- A cultivator drags several tynes through the soil at once.
- One bent tyne made the whole fork useless for gardening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TYNE
2 longer words begin with TYNE.
Words ending in TYNE
1 words end in TYNE. Useful as a back hook: play TYNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TYNE inside
3 words contain TYNE in the middle. Words that start with TYNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TYNE
Common questions about TYNE
- Is TYNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYNE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYNE worth?
- TYNE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYNE mean?
- A pointed prong on a fork, rake, or antler, especially in northern English or Scottish dialect.
- What letters can be added to TYNE?
- TYNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TYNE:
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