PICACHO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PICACHO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICACHO?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICACHO is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICACHO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
picachosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICACHO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PICACHO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,176 thousand.
What does PICACHO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A lone, pointed hill or mountain peak standing apart from its surroundings.
Picacho comes from Spanish and survives mostly in place names of the American Southwest. It stresses the sharp, isolated shape of the peak rather than its height.
How PICACHO is used
Picacho is used in geography and in names of landmarks in Spanish-influenced regions.
- A picacho rose abruptly from the flat desert floor.
- The trail leads to the foot of the picacho before it turns north.
- Travelers used the picacho as a landmark for miles around.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICACHO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PICACHO
1 longer words begin with PICACHO.
Shorter words from the letters in PICACHO
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Common questions about PICACHO
- Is PICACHO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICACHO, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICACHO worth?
- PICACHO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICACHO mean?
- A lone, pointed hill or mountain peak standing apart from its surroundings.
- What letters can be added to PICACHO?
- PICACHO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PICACHO:
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