PICAYUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PICAYUNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICAYUNE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICAYUNE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICAYUNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
picayunesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICAYUNE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PICAYUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICAYUNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PICAYUNE
- All 8 letters of PICAYUNE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PICAYUNE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North Americaninformal
Of little value or importance; petty.
The word began as the name of a small coin in the American South and now describes trivial things or fussy people. Calling a complaint picayune dismisses it as not worth the trouble.
How PICAYUNE is used
Picayune is used in North American English for petty matters and fussy attitudes.
- He argued over picayune details for hours.
- The fine seemed a picayune sum to a company that rich.
- Don't waste time on picayune objections.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICAYUNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PICAYUNE
1 longer words begin with PICAYUNE.
Shorter words from the letters in PICAYUNE
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Common questions about PICAYUNE
- Is PICAYUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICAYUNE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICAYUNE worth?
- PICAYUNE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICAYUNE mean?
- Of little value or importance; petty.
- What letters can be added to PICAYUNE?
- PICAYUNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PICAYUNE:
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