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Pinwheel

p 3i 1n 1w 4h 4e 1e 1l 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pinwheel mean?

noun

  1. perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

    Synonymsaeonium haworthii

  2. a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim

    “he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'”

  3. a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

    Synonymspinwheel wind collector

  4. a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

    Synonymscatherine wheel

Is PINWHEEL a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PINWHEEL worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
p 3i 1n 1w 4h 4e 1e 1l 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4i 1n 2w 4h 3e 1e 1l 2

Wordfeud

17 pts
p 4i 1n 1w 4h 4e 1e 1l 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
p 3i 1n 1w 5h 3e 1e 1l 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PINWHEEL

Hooks for PINWHEEL

Add one letter to the front or back of PINWHEEL to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pinwheels

Words that end like PINWHEEL

Common words that share the ending -EEL, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

cartwheelwheelfeelsteelheelkneelkeelpeelreeleel
All words ending in -EEL

Pinwheel: quick answers

Is PINWHEEL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PINWHEEL is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PINWHEEL worth?
PINWHEEL scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pinwheel mean?
As a noun, pinwheel means “perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PINWHEEL?
You can make 94 shorter words from PINWHEEL, such as NEPHEW, WHEEP, WHELP, PHEW. See the full list.