PICADOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PICADOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICADOR?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICADOR is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICADOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
picadorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICADOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PICADOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does PICADOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A horseman in a bullfight who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken its neck muscles.
The picador rides a padded horse and is the first of the bull's opponents to take part in the contest. His lance work forces the bull to lower its head for the later stages. The word comes from Spanish and is known mainly through writing about bullfighting.
How PICADOR is used
Picador is used in descriptions of bullfighting.
- The picador rode into the ring on a padded horse.
- The crowd watched the picador drive his lance into the bull.
- After the picador left, the next stage of the fight began.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICADOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PICADOR
The 7 tiles of PICADOR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PICADOR
2 longer words begin with PICADOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PICADOR
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Common questions about PICADOR
- Is PICADOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICADOR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICADOR worth?
- PICADOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICADOR mean?
- A horseman in a bullfight who jabs the bull with a lance to weaken its neck muscles.
- What letters can be added to PICADOR?
- PICADOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PICADOR:
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