PICIFORM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PICIFORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICIFORM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICIFORM is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICIFORM
No single letter turns PICIFORM into another word.
How PICIFORM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PICIFORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICIFORM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PICIFORM mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Belonging to the bird order that includes woodpeckers, toucans and barbets.
These birds share features such as feet with two toes pointing forward and two back, suited to clinging on to trunks. Ornithologists use piciform to group them together in classification.
How PICIFORM is used
Technical term in ornithology.
- The woodpecker is a typical piciform bird.
- Toucans and honeyguides are also piciform.
- Piciform species often nest in holes in trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICIFORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PICIFORM
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Common questions about PICIFORM
- Is PICIFORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICIFORM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICIFORM worth?
- PICIFORM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICIFORM mean?
- Belonging to the bird order that includes woodpeckers, toucans and barbets.
- What letters can be added to PICIFORM?
- No single letter can be added to PICIFORM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PICIFORM:
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