PEKIN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PEKIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEKIN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEKIN is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEKIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pekinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEKIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PEKIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does PEKIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A breed of small, plump domestic duck or bantam chicken, or a type of ribbed silk fabric.
The Pekin duck is a large white breed prized for meat and egg production, while the Pekin bantam is a small, fluffy breed of chicken kept mainly for showing and as a pet. Both breeds trace their name to the city long romanised as Pekin, from which they were said to have been brought to the West in the nineteenth century. The same word, lower-cased as pekin, also names a corded silk fabric once woven with alternating plain and patterned stripes. Breeders and poultry keepers use pekin as an ordinary descriptive term for the bird rather than as a proper name.
How PEKIN is used
Used in poultry keeping for the duck and bantam breeds, and occasionally in textile history for the striped silk fabric.
- The farm raised a flock of pekin ducks for the local market.
- Her pekin bantam won first prize at the poultry show.
- The dress was cut from a bolt of pekin silk.
- Pekin ducks are known for their bright orange bills.
- The poultry catalogue described the pekin as calm and easy to keep.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEKIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEKIN
1 longer words begin with PEKIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PEKIN
Common questions about PEKIN
- Is PEKIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEKIN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEKIN worth?
- PEKIN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEKIN mean?
- A breed of small, plump domestic duck or bantam chicken, or a type of ribbed silk fabric.
- What letters can be added to PEKIN?
- PEKIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PEKIN:
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