PEDIGREE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PEDIGREE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEDIGREE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEDIGREE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEDIGREE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEDIGREE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEDIGREE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEDIGREE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEDIGREE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The recorded line of ancestors of an animal or person, especially one of pure breeding.
Breeders keep a written pedigree to show a dog or horse comes from champion stock. The word is also used for a person's background and, loosely, for the history behind a product. A pedigree animal differs from a mongrel because its parentage is on record.
How PEDIGREE is used
Used for animal breeding records and for family or professional background.
- The puppy came with a full pedigree.
- The director has a pedigree of award-winning films.
- Her pedigree traced back to a royal stud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEDIGREE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEDIGREE
2 longer words begin with PEDIGREE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDIGREE
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Common questions about PEDIGREE
- Is PEDIGREE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEDIGREE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEDIGREE worth?
- PEDIGREE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEDIGREE mean?
- The recorded line of ancestors of an animal or person, especially one of pure breeding.
- What letters can be added to PEDIGREE?
- PEDIGREE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEDIGREE:
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