PEACENIK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PEACENIK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEACENIK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEACENIK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEACENIK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peaceniksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEACENIK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEACENIK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEACENIK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEACENIK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person who campaigns against war and favours peaceful settlement of conflicts.
A peacenik is usually spotted at marches and rallies rather than in a barracks. The label can be friendly or mocking, depending on who is using it, and it grew popular during the protest movements of the twentieth century.
How PEACENIK is used
Used mostly in casual speech and journalism for an anti-war activist, sometimes with a slightly teasing tone.
- My uncle was a peacenik in college and still wears a peace-sign badge.
- The senator brushed off the peacenik label and defended her vote.
- A small group of peaceniks gathered outside the embassy with banners.
- Calling him a peacenik missed the point, because he simply wanted talks first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEACENIK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEACENIK
1 longer words begin with PEACENIK.
Shorter words from the letters in PEACENIK
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Common questions about PEACENIK
- Is PEACENIK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEACENIK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEACENIK worth?
- PEACENIK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEACENIK mean?
- A person who campaigns against war and favours peaceful settlement of conflicts.
- What letters can be added to PEACENIK?
- PEACENIK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEACENIK:
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