PECCARY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PECCARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECCARY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECCARY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECCARY
No single letter turns PECCARY into another word.
How PECCARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PECCARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does PECCARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A pig-like hoofed mammal of the Americas, living in groups in forests and scrub.
The peccary resembles a wild pig but belongs to a separate family and has a scent gland on the back. Peccaries travel in herds and clack their teeth when alarmed.
How PECCARY is used
Used in zoology and travel writing about the Americas.
- A herd of peccary crossed the trail at dawn.
- The peccary snorted and ran into the brush.
- Jaguars hunt the peccary in the rainforest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECCARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PECCARY
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Common questions about PECCARY
- Is PECCARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECCARY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECCARY worth?
- PECCARY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECCARY mean?
- A pig-like hoofed mammal of the Americas, living in groups in forests and scrub.
- What letters can be added to PECCARY?
- No single letter can be added to PECCARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PECCARY:
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