WINO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. WINO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINO is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
winosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WINO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does WINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
A person who drinks large amounts of cheap wine or other alcohol on a regular basis, often implying homelessness.
The term wino is generally used in a dismissive or pitying way about someone whose life has been taken over by heavy drinking, and it is closely associated with images of people drinking cheap wine on the street. Because the word can sound harsh, it is mostly found in casual speech and older informal writing rather than in careful or sympathetic description.
How WINO is used
Informal and somewhat dismissive; avoided in careful or sympathetic writing about addiction.
- An old wino sat on the bench with a bottle in a paper bag.
- The film portrayed the character as a hopeless wino.
- Neighbours complained about winos gathering outside the shop.
- He joked that too many parties would turn him into a wino.
- The shelter offered help to winos living on the street.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WINO
2 longer words begin with WINO.
Shorter words from the letters in WINO
Common questions about WINO
- Is WINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINO worth?
- WINO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINO mean?
- A person who drinks large amounts of cheap wine or other alcohol on a regular basis, often implying homelessness.
- What letters can be added to WINO?
- WINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WINO:
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