PEEKABOO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PEEKABOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEEKABOO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEEKABOO is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEEKABOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peekaboosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEEKABOO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEEKABOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEEKABOO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEEKABOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
childish
A game for babies in which a face is hidden and then suddenly revealed with the cry of the same name.
Peekaboo works because very young children are delighted by something vanishing and returning. Parents often play it for minutes at a stretch, and the word is also borrowed for anything that appears and disappears in turn.
How PEEKABOO is used
Used for the nursery game and, loosely, for anything that keeps hiding and reappearing.
- The baby giggled every time we played peekaboo behind the blanket.
- She ended the call with a quick round of peekaboo for her grandson.
- The cat played peekaboo with us from behind the curtain.
- Sunshine played peekaboo through the clouds all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEEKABOO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEEKABOO
1 longer words begin with PEEKABOO.
Shorter words from the letters in PEEKABOO
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Common questions about PEEKABOO
- Is PEEKABOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEEKABOO, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEEKABOO worth?
- PEEKABOO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEEKABOO mean?
- A game for babies in which a face is hidden and then suddenly revealed with the cry of the same name.
- What letters can be added to PEEKABOO?
- PEEKABOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEEKABOO:
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