PECUNIARY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PECUNIARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECUNIARY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECUNIARY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECUNIARY
No single letter turns PECUNIARY into another word.
How PECUNIARY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PECUNIARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PECUNIARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PECUNIARY
- All 9 letters of PECUNIARY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PECUNIARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to or consisting of money.
Lawyers write of pecuniary loss, pecuniary interest and pecuniary penalties. The word is stiffer than financial and is seldom heard in casual talk. Officials must often declare any pecuniary interest in a decision they help make.
How PECUNIARY is used
Formal, common in legal and official writing.
- He had no pecuniary interest in the company.
- The court ordered a pecuniary penalty.
- Her pecuniary troubles forced her to sell the house.
- The councillor declared a pecuniary conflict.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECUNIARY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PECUNIARY
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Common questions about PECUNIARY
- Is PECUNIARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECUNIARY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECUNIARY worth?
- PECUNIARY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECUNIARY mean?
- Relating to or consisting of money.
- What letters can be added to PECUNIARY?
- No single letter can be added to PECUNIARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PECUNIARY:
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