PICK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PICK 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 PICK?
| 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 PICK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does PICK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To choose from a number of possibilities.
Pick and pitch were once the same word, which is why a pick is a pointed tool as well as a choice. The guitar sense arrived last of all and is named from the shape rather than the action.
How PICK is used
Picked, picking. Also a noun in several senses.
- They picked the wrong week and paid for it.
- A pick is a pointed tool and also a choice.
- The word pick was once the same as pitch.
- A guitar pick is named from its shape.
- Two picks and neither of them the obvious one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PICK
Showing 24 of 96 words that begin with PICK.
Words ending in PICK
12 words end in PICK. Useful as a back hook: play PICK onto a word already on the board.
Words with PICK inside
Showing 24 of 44 words that contain PICK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PICK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PICK
Common questions about PICK
- Is PICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICK worth?
- PICK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICK mean?
- To choose from a number of possibilities.
- What letters can be added to PICK?
- PICK takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PICK:
Open PICK in the Word Finder