Is PICKAX valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICKAX, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PICKAX worth?

PICKAX is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PICKAX?

PICKAX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PICKAX is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points

Yes. PICKAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

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PlayablePICKAX · 6 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF

21points in Scrabble

23points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 3,679 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept PICKAX?

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

44WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

3.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful PICKAX is to know. It scores 21 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PICKAX

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

pickaxe22

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How PICKAX scores

Scrabble p3i1c3k5a1x8 21

Words with Friends p4i1c4k5a1x8 23

Face value of the 6 tiles in PICKAX, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
i	1	9
c	1	2
k	1	1
a	1	9
x	1	1

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,679 thousand.

What stands out about PICKAX

PICKAX scores 21 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with PICKAX

pickaxe22 pickaxed24 pickaxes23 pickaxing25

4 longer words begin with PICKAX.

Shorter words from the letters in PICKAX

pack12 pick12 kipa10 paik10 pika10 capi8 pica8 pax12 pix12 ack9 ick9 kip9 pak9 cap7 kai7 kia7 pac7 pic7 pia5 ax9 xi9 ka6 ki6 pa4 pi4 ai2

Common questions about PICKAX

Is PICKAX valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICKAX, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PICKAX worth?: PICKAX is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PICKAX?: PICKAX takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PICKAX:

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