PECTINOUS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. PECTINOUS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
p3e1c3t1i1n1o1u1s1
PlayablePECTINOUS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PECTINOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful PECTINOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECTINOUS
No single letter turns PECTINOUS into another word.
How PECTINOUS scores
Scrabble p3e1c3t1i1n1o1u1s1 13
Words with Friends p4e1c4t1i1n2o1u2s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in PECTINOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PECTINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PECTINOUS
- All 9 letters of PECTINOUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PECTINOUS
ponciest12 pouncets12 unpoetic12 counties10 poutines10 conspue11 entopic11 incepts11 inspect11 nepotic11 pectins11 peincts11 piceous11 poetics11 pounces11 pouncet11 punctos11 uncopes11 contuse9 econuts9 neustic9 notices9 pintoes9 piteous9 pointes9 ponties9 poutine9 puniest9 punties9 section9 spinout9 suction9 toupies9 uncoest9 copens10 copies10 coupes10 incept10 optics10 pectin10
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Common questions about PECTINOUS
- Is PECTINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PECTINOUS is not in it.
- How many points is PECTINOUS worth?
- PECTINOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PECTINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PECTINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PECTINOUS:
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