PECAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PECAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECAN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pecansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PECAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PECAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does PECAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A smooth, oval, edible nut with a thin shell and rich flavour, produced by a North American hickory tree of the same name.
The pecan tree grows tall across the southern United States and Mexico, especially along the Mississippi valley, where it has long been cultivated for its fruit. Inside the pecan's thin, reddish-brown shell sits a wrinkled, oil-rich kernel prized in baking, most famously in pecan pie, as well as eaten roasted or raw as a snack. The same word names both the nut and the tree that produces it, much like walnut or almond.
How PECAN is used
Pecan is common in everyday cooking and agricultural contexts, especially in the southern United States.
- She baked a pecan pie for the holiday dinner.
- Rows of pecan trees lined the old farm road.
- He snacked on roasted pecan halves during the drive.
- The recipe called for a cup of chopped pecan pieces.
- Farmers in the valley have grown pecan trees for generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PECAN
The 5 tiles of PECAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PECAN
1 longer words begin with PECAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PECAN
Common questions about PECAN
- Is PECAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECAN worth?
- PECAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECAN mean?
- A smooth, oval, edible nut with a thin shell and rich flavour, produced by a North American hickory tree of the same name.
- What letters can be added to PECAN?
- PECAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PECAN:
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