PEKOE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PEKOE 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 PEKOE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEKOE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEKOE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pekoesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEKOE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PEKOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 71,295.
What does PEKOE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A grade of black tea made from small, tender young leaves, often used to describe good-quality tea generally.
Pekoe grading originally sorted tea leaves by size and position on the shoot, with the smallest and youngest leaves near the bud producing the finest pekoe grades. Over time terms such as orange pekoe spread into everyday language as a general label for quality black tea, even though tea experts use much more detailed grading systems. The word likely comes from a Chinese dialect term for the fine white down on young tea leaves. Today pekoe appears mainly on tea packaging and in descriptions of tea quality rather than in precise technical grading.
How PEKOE is used
Common on tea packaging and in everyday talk about black tea quality, especially in the phrase orange pekoe.
- The box was labelled orange pekoe in gold letters.
- She preferred a strong pekoe to a delicate green tea.
- The tea merchant explained how pekoe grades are sorted.
- A cup of pekoe steamed on the kitchen table.
- Pekoe leaves are picked while still young and tender.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEKOE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEKOE
1 longer words begin with PEKOE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEKOE
Common questions about PEKOE
- Is PEKOE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEKOE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEKOE worth?
- PEKOE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEKOE mean?
- A grade of black tea made from small, tender young leaves, often used to describe good-quality tea generally.
- What letters can be added to PEKOE?
- PEKOE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PEKOE:
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