PELICAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PELICAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELICAN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELICAN is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELICAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelicansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELICAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PELICAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What stands out about PELICAN
- The same 7 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 PELICAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large water bird with a long bill and an expandable throat pouch used for scooping up fish.
Pelicans usually live in groups and are easy to spot by their huge bills and mostly white or grey feathers. In art and heraldry a pelican is shown pecking its own breast, a image that symbolises sacrifice.
How PELICAN is used
Pelican names the bird itself, and also its stylised picture in heraldry and church art.
- A pelican scooped a fish from the harbour and swallowed it whole.
- The carved pelican on the church lectern had its bill pressed to its chest.
- Every morning a pelican drifted along the pier waiting for scraps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELICAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PELICAN
The 7 tiles of PELICAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PELICAN
1 longer words begin with PELICAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PELICAN
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Common questions about PELICAN
- Is PELICAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELICAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELICAN worth?
- PELICAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELICAN mean?
- A large water bird with a long bill and an expandable throat pouch used for scooping up fish.
- What letters can be added to PELICAN?
- PELICAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PELICAN:
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