PIN
5
Definition
Pronunciation: //pɪn//
noun
- (wrestling, professional wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- (informal, in the plural) A leg."I'm not so good on my pins these days."
- (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector."The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins."
- (US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
verb
- (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
- (chess, usually passive voice) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- (wrestling) To pin down (someone)."He pinned his opponent on the mat."
- (graphical user interface, transitive) To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists."to pin a folder to the taskbar"
noun
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of preferred IUPAC name.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 3 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 5 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 7 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'PIN'?
The word PIN is worth 5 points in Scrabble.
P3
I1
N1
Total: 5 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'PIN'?
The word PIN is worth 7 points in Words With Friends.
P4
I1
N2
Total: 7 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.