PECTISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PECTISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PECTISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECTISES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECTISES
No single letter turns PECTISES into another word.
How PECTISES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PECTISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PECTISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PECTISES mean in Scrabble?
PECTISES is the present-tense form of PECTISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in PECTISES
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Common questions about PECTISES
- Is PECTISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PECTISES is not in it.
- How many points is PECTISES worth?
- PECTISES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PECTISES?
- No single letter can be added to PECTISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PECTISES:
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