WINEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WINEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINEY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINEY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINEY
No single letter turns WINEY into another word.
How WINEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WINEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does WINEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having the taste, smell or character of wine.
Winey describes a flavor or aroma reminiscent of wine, often used by tasters and cooks to describe fruit, sauces or vinegar that carry a rich, slightly fermented quality. The word is a variant spelling of winy, and both forms appear in dictionaries, though winey is somewhat less common in print. Food writers reach for winey when a dish or drink has depth and warmth similar to good wine without actually containing much alcohol. Because the word describes a subtle sensory quality, it appears far more often in reviews and recipes than in everyday conversation.
How WINEY is used
Mainly found in food and wine writing to describe a rich, wine-like taste or smell.
- The sauce had a winey depth that balanced the sweetness of the dish.
- Critics praised the winey aroma rising from the simmering stew.
- Overripe grapes can develop a strong winey smell before they spoil.
- The chef added vinegar to give the marinade a winey edge.
- A winey note lingered in the dessert long after the last bite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WINEY
Common questions about WINEY
- Is WINEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINEY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINEY worth?
- WINEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINEY mean?
- Having the taste, smell or character of wine.
- What letters can be added to WINEY?
- No single letter can be added to WINEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WINEY:
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