PEEWEE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PEEWEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEEWEE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEEWEE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEEWEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peeweesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEEWEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PEEWEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 602,047.
What stands out about PEEWEE
- The letter E appears four times in PEEWEE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PEEWEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An unusually small person or thing, or a young child taking part at the lowest level of organised youth sport.
In North America a peewee is often a small child, and the word also names the age group in leagues such as ice hockey and baseball, where players are around eleven or twelve. The same word is used for a small kind of marble in playground games. The sound of the word is playful, which is why it suits things that are tiny rather than merely little. It also turns up as a nickname for a short or slight person.
How PEEWEE is used
Informal; as a league name it is a fixed term in North American youth sport.
- My nephew plays on a peewee hockey team on Saturday mornings.
- The peewee on the shelf was no bigger than a thumbnail.
- They called him Peewee because he was the smallest boy in the class.
- She won a peewee marble from her cousin in the schoolyard.
- The peewee league held its tournament in the town arena.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEEWEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEEWEE
1 longer words begin with PEEWEE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEEWEE
Common questions about PEEWEE
- Is PEEWEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEEWEE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEEWEE worth?
- PEEWEE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEEWEE mean?
- An unusually small person or thing, or a young child taking part at the lowest level of organised youth sport.
- What letters can be added to PEEWEE?
- PEEWEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PEEWEE:
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