Pinwheel
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts8 letters
Definition of Pinwheel
noun
- An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
- A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
- A cogged (toothed) gear.
- A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
- Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
- To spin.
"The damaged fighter jet pinwheeled out of control, the g forces pushing the pilot so hard he couldn't reach the ejection switch."
Anagrams of Pinwheel
Letter Values
p3
i1
n1
w4
h4
e1
e1
l1
Total: 16 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Pinwheel
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Pinwheel"
Pinwheel is a 8-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Pinwheel" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "pinwheel" is a high-scoring word.