TWIN
/twɪn/
4 letters · 1 syllable · noun, verb, adjective
Definition of TWIN
Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
(obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
(obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
(usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries).
"Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war."
Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair
"twin beds, twin socks"
Forming a pair of twins.
"the twin boys"
Examples of TWIN in a Sentence
- "Coventry twinned with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, both cities having been heavily bombed during the war."
- "twin beds, twin socks"
- "the twin boys"
Word Details
Is TWIN a Scrabble Word?
Yes, TWIN is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like TWIN are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for TWIN
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | t | w | i | n | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| WWF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in TWIN
7 words from the letters in TWIN
3-letter words
2-letter words
How to Use TWIN in Word Games
TWIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, making it a modest-scoring word.
Short word advantage: TWIN is only 4 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble TWIN to find 7 additional valid words.