WINESKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WINESKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINESKIN?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINESKIN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINESKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wineskinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WINESKIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WINESKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WINESKIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WINESKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bag made from the sewn skin of an animal, used to carry and pour wine.
A wineskin was the portable bottle of travellers and shepherds long before glass. Goat hide was common, and the bag stretched as it filled. The image appears in old proverbs about not putting new wine into old wineskins.
How WINESKIN is used
Wineskin is mostly found in historical, biblical and travel writing.
- The shepherd slung a wineskin over his shoulder.
- He squeezed a stream of red wine from the wineskin.
- An old wineskin hung in the museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINESKIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WINESKIN
1 longer words begin with WINESKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in WINESKIN
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Common questions about WINESKIN
- Is WINESKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINESKIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINESKIN worth?
- WINESKIN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINESKIN mean?
- A bag made from the sewn skin of an animal, used to carry and pour wine.
- What letters can be added to WINESKIN?
- WINESKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WINESKIN:
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