PIACULAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PIACULAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIACULAR?
| 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 PIACULAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIACULAR
No single letter turns PIACULAR into another word.
How PIACULAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PIACULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIACULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIACULAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Making amends for a wrong, or calling for such amends.
Piacular belongs to religious and literary language, where a piacular offering is a sacrifice meant to cover a sin. It can also describe an act so serious that it demands atonement, which gives the word a stern, ancient feel.
How PIACULAR is used
Piacular is a rare, learned word found in religious and literary writing.
- The priest led a piacular rite to cleanse the shrine.
- They saw the long pilgrimage as a piacular journey.
- A piacular gift was laid on the altar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIACULAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIACULAR
2 longer words begin with PIACULAR.
Shorter words from the letters in PIACULAR
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Common questions about PIACULAR
- Is PIACULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIACULAR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIACULAR worth?
- PIACULAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIACULAR mean?
- Making amends for a wrong, or calling for such amends.
- What letters can be added to PIACULAR?
- No single letter can be added to PIACULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PIACULAR:
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