PEYOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PEYOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEYOTE?
| 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 PEYOTE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEYOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
peyotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEYOTE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PEYOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 94,070.
What does PEYOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small spineless cactus of Mexico and the southwestern United States, whose buttons contain the hallucinogen mescaline.
The peyote cactus grows low to the ground in desert scrub, and the rounded top, sliced off and dried, is known as a button. The plant has been used for centuries in religious ceremonies by Indigenous peoples of Mexico, and in the United States the Native American Church uses it as a sacrament. The word comes from the Nahuatl language. Outside such traditions its possession is restricted by law in many places.
How PEYOTE is used
Refers both to the plant and to the drug prepared from it.
- The ceremony centred on a sacrament of peyote shared at dawn.
- A single peyote can grow slowly for many years in dry rocky ground.
- He read about the ritual use of peyote in an anthropology book.
- Peyote contains mescaline, which alters perception.
- The botanist photographed a peyote in flower near the border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEYOTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEYOTE
1 longer words begin with PEYOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEYOTE
Common questions about PEYOTE
- Is PEYOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEYOTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEYOTE worth?
- PEYOTE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEYOTE mean?
- A small spineless cactus of Mexico and the southwestern United States, whose buttons contain the hallucinogen mescaline.
- What letters can be added to PEYOTE?
- PEYOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PEYOTE:
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