PEC is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PEC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEC is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEC scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PEC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does PEC mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A chest muscle, in gym shorthand.
Pec is clipped from a Latin name and it is nearly always plural, because nobody trains one on its own. The word belongs to the same vocabulary as abs and delts, and all three reached general use through gyms rather than through medicine.
How PEC is used
Countable, usually plural: pecs. Informal.
- He works his pecs and neglects everything behind him.
- A torn pec takes months and does not heal straight.
- The word pec is almost never used in the singular.
- Two pecs and no back muscles is a recognisable shape.
- Pecs, abs and delts all arrived through gyms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEC
The 3 tiles of PEC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PEC
Showing 24 of 120 words that begin with PEC.
Words ending in PEC
1 words end in PEC. Useful as a back hook: play PEC onto a word already on the board.
Words with PEC inside
Showing 24 of 588 words that contain PEC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PEC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PEC
Common questions about PEC
- Is PEC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEC, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEC worth?
- PEC is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEC mean?
- A chest muscle, in gym shorthand.
- What letters can be added to PEC?
- PEC takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PEC:
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