WINZE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WINZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WINZE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WINZE is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
winzesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WINZE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WINZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does WINZE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A steep connecting shaft joining two levels inside a mine without reaching the surface.
A winze lets miners move people, equipment or ventilation air between two underground levels without digging all the way up to open ground. It differs from a full mine shaft mainly by staying entirely beneath the surface.
How WINZE is used
Technical mining term; used in engineering and geology rather than everyday speech.
- Engineers sank a winze to connect the two working levels.
- Air moved down through the winze to ventilate the lower tunnel.
- The old winze had been sealed off for safety.
- Miners climbed the ladder inside the narrow winze.
- Surveyors mapped the winze before reopening the shaft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WINZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WINZE
The 5 tiles of WINZE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WINZE
1 longer words begin with WINZE.
Shorter words from the letters in WINZE
Common questions about WINZE
- Is WINZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WINZE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WINZE worth?
- WINZE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WINZE mean?
- A steep connecting shaft joining two levels inside a mine without reaching the surface.
- What letters can be added to WINZE?
- WINZE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WINZE:
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