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TINNING

7 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What TINNING Means

  1. noun: the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them“careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them”
  2. noun: the application of a protective layer of tin

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TINNING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 I1 N1 N1 I1 N1 G2.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 58 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In TINNING

17 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (2)

5 letter words (1)

4 letter words (3)

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (4)

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