PEKE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PEKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEKE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEKE is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pekesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEKE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PEKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,706.
What stands out about PEKE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PEKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A Pekingese dog, informally.
Peke is clipped from the breed name, which is itself named after the city. The dogs were taken from the imperial palace in 1860, and every European one descends from five animals.
How PEKE is used
Countable: a peke, two pekes. Informal.
- A peke was a palace dog before it was anybody else's.
- The word peke is clipped from the breed name.
- Every European peke descends from five dogs taken in 1860.
- Two pekes and a very small sofa.
- The breed behind peke is named after a city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEKE
The 4 tiles of PEKE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PEKE
3 longer words begin with PEKE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEKE
Common questions about PEKE
- Is PEKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEKE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEKE worth?
- PEKE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEKE mean?
- A Pekingese dog, informally.
- What letters can be added to PEKE?
- PEKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PEKE:
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