PECHAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PECHAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECHAN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECHAN is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECHAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pechansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PECHAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PECHAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does PECHAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
In Scots, the stomach, or the first stomach of an animal that chews the cud.
Pechan is a dialect word from Scotland with no close match in standard English, though it is plainly related to the idea of the belly and gullet. It turns up in older Scottish writing and in word lists for dialect and games. Most English speakers will never need it, but it rewards anyone who enjoys Scottish vocabulary.
How PECHAN is used
Scots dialect; rare outside Scottish writing and word lists.
- The old shepherd spoke of the pechan of a slaughtered sheep.
- In the glossary, pechan is given as a Scots word for the stomach.
- A pechan full of porridge kept him warm through the morning.
- The poet used pechan where an English writer would say belly.
- She found the word pechan in an old Scottish ballad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECHAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PECHAN
1 longer words begin with PECHAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PECHAN
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Common questions about PECHAN
- Is PECHAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECHAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECHAN worth?
- PECHAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECHAN mean?
- In Scots, the stomach, or the first stomach of an animal that chews the cud.
- What letters can be added to PECHAN?
- PECHAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PECHAN:
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