PICARIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PICARIANS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3i1c3a1r1i1a1n1s1
Depends on the listPICARIANS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PICARIANS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.22%
Our own measure of how useful PICARIANS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICARIANS
No single letter turns PICARIANS into another word.
How PICARIANS scores
Scrabble p3i1c3a1r1i1a1n1s1 13
Words with Friends p4i1c4a1r1i1a1n2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in PICARIANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICARIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PICARIANS
picarian12 apician11 crispin11 picaras11 piscina11 acrasin9 arnicas9 aspirin9 carinas9 parians9 piranas9 rapinis9 sarcina9 capias10 capris10 caraps10 panics10 panisc10 pianic10 picara10 picras10 scarpa10 spiric10 acinar8 anisic8 arcsin8 arnica8 ascian8 cairns8 carina8 casini8 crania8 paisan8 parian8 pirais8 pirana8 pranas8 rapini8 ricins8 sancai8
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Common questions about PICARIANS
- Is PICARIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PICARIANS is not in it.
- How many points is PICARIANS worth?
- PICARIANS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PICARIANS?
- No single letter can be added to PICARIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PICARIANS:
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