PICAYUNISH is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PICAYUNISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICAYUNISH?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICAYUNISH is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICAYUNISH
No single letter turns PICAYUNISH into another word.
How PICAYUNISH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PICAYUNISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICAYUNISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PICAYUNISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North Americaninformal
Concerned with trivial things in a petty and mean-spirited way.
The root picayune once named a small coin of little value, and the adjective keeps the sense of something worth very little. Calling an objection picayunish suggests that the person is quibbling over unimportant details. It is a mildly scornful word, often heard in American speech.
How PICAYUNISH is used
Used in informal speech and opinion writing.
- It seemed picayunish to argue over a few cents.
- His picayunish complaints wore out the whole committee.
- She dismissed the criticism as picayunish nitpicking.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICAYUNISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PICAYUNISH
2 longer words begin with PICAYUNISH.
Shorter words from the letters in PICAYUNISH
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Common questions about PICAYUNISH
- Is PICAYUNISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICAYUNISH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICAYUNISH worth?
- PICAYUNISH is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICAYUNISH mean?
- Concerned with trivial things in a petty and mean-spirited way.
- What letters can be added to PICAYUNISH?
- No single letter can be added to PICAYUNISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PICAYUNISH:
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