PI is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. PI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PI?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PI is to know. It scores 4 from 2 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PI scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in PI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about PI
- PI is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PI mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sixteenth Greek letter, used for the ratio of a circle circumference to its diameter.
How PI is used
- The class learned pi to five places and forgot it by June.
- Every circle question came back to pi.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PI and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PI
Showing 24 of 1819 words that begin with PI.
Words ending in PI
Showing 24 of 32 words that end in PI. Useful as a back hook: play PI onto a word already on the board.
Words with PI inside
Showing 24 of 6171 words that contain PI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about PI
- Is PI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PI, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PI worth?
- PI is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PI mean?
- The sixteenth Greek letter, used for the ratio of a circle circumference to its diameter.
- What letters can be added to PI?
- PI takes 11 hooks: 0 in front and 11 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of PI:
Open PI in the Word Finder