pinwheel
NOUN
/pɪn,hwil/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
pinwheel is a valid 8-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3I1N1W4H4E1E1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does pinwheel mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
Perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels.
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2
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.
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3
A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire.
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4
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'”
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