PETTICOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PETTICOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETTICOAT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETTICOAT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETTICOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
petticoatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETTICOAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PETTICOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETTICOAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PETTICOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light underskirt worn beneath a dress or skirt.
A petticoat once gave a full skirt its shape and kept the outer fabric from clinging. Fashion history treats it as a staple of women's dress from the Tudor era to the twentieth century. The word also appears in phrases like petticoat government, meaning rule by women.
How PETTICOAT is used
Used in clothing and fashion history, and in older phrases about female influence.
- A lace petticoat peeped out from under her hem.
- She wore a stiff petticoat to give the dress more volume.
- The costume museum holds a Victorian petticoat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETTICOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETTICOAT
2 longer words begin with PETTICOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in PETTICOAT
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Common questions about PETTICOAT
- Is PETTICOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETTICOAT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETTICOAT worth?
- PETTICOAT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETTICOAT mean?
- A light underskirt worn beneath a dress or skirt.
- What letters can be added to PETTICOAT?
- PETTICOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PETTICOAT:
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