PECCADILLO is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PECCADILLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECCADILLO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECCADILLO is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECCADILLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peccadillosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PECCADILLO scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PECCADILLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PECCADILLO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PECCADILLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A small fault or minor misdeed that is easily forgiven.
A peccadillo is the kind of slip people smile about: a white lie, an overdue book, a cheeky shortcut. The word came from Spanish. Using it suggests the fault is trivial, though some speakers use it to excuse something more serious.
How PECCADILLO is used
Often used with a mild or ironic tone; plural peccadillos or peccadilloes.
- Missing one meeting was a forgivable peccadillo.
- Biographers delight in the poet's many peccadillos.
- He treated the unpaid fine as a harmless peccadillo.
- No one minded the chef's peccadillo of tasting every dish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECCADILLO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PECCADILLO
2 longer words begin with PECCADILLO.
Shorter words from the letters in PECCADILLO
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Common questions about PECCADILLO
- Is PECCADILLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECCADILLO, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECCADILLO worth?
- PECCADILLO is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECCADILLO mean?
- A small fault or minor misdeed that is easily forgiven.
- What letters can be added to PECCADILLO?
- PECCADILLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PECCADILLO:
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