pinnace

Plural: pinnaces

Noun

A small, light boat, often ship's tender or a sailing vessel.
a boat for communication between ship and shore
A light boat, traditionally propelled by sails, but sometimes a rowboat, and usually serving to carry messages among the larger ships of a fleet.

Examples

Navigating the tiles, she placed PINNACE, steering towards victory.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French pinasse, from Spanish pinaza, from pino (“pine”) + -aza.

Synonyms

cutter, ship's boat, tender

Scrabble Score: 11

pinnace: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pinnace: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pinnace: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

pinnace: valid Words With Friends Word