PERNICKETIEST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERNICKETIEST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PERNICKETIEST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERNICKETIEST is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERNICKETIEST
No single letter turns PERNICKETIEST into another word.
How PERNICKETIEST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PERNICKETIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERNICKETIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PERNICKETIEST
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Common questions about PERNICKETIEST
- Is PERNICKETIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERNICKETIEST is not in it.
- How many points is PERNICKETIEST worth?
- PERNICKETIEST is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERNICKETIEST?
- No single letter can be added to PERNICKETIEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PERNICKETIEST:
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