Is PECTEN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECTEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PECTEN worth?

PECTEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PECTEN?

PECTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PECTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. PECTEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

p3e1c3t1e1n1

PlayablePECTEN · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 125,426odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PECTEN?

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

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.67%

Our own measure of how useful PECTEN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PECTEN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PECTEN scores

Scrabble p3e1c3t1e1n1 10

Words with Friends p4e1c4t1e1n2 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in PECTEN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
e	2	12
c	1	2
t	1	6
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.

Words starting with PECTEN

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1 longer words begin with PECTEN.

Shorter words from the letters in PECTEN

pence9 ctene7 cepe8 cent6 cete6 neep6 peen6 pene6 pent6 eten4 nete4 teen4 tene4 cep7 pec7 cee5 nep5 pee5 pen5 pet5 tec5 een3 ene3 nee3 net3 tee3 ten3 pe4 ee2 en2 et2 ne2 te2

Common questions about PECTEN

Is PECTEN valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECTEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PECTEN worth?: PECTEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PECTEN?: PECTEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PECTEN:

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