PICKEREL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PICKEREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICKEREL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICKEREL is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICKEREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pickerelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICKEREL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PICKEREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICKEREL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PICKEREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small North American freshwater fish of the pike family, or a young pike.
Anglers prize the pickerel for its sharp teeth and sudden strikes, especially in weedy shallows. In British usage the term can also mean a young pike, so the meaning shifts across the Atlantic.
How PICKEREL is used
Used in fishing and nature writing; the meaning differs slightly between North America and Britain.
- He pulled a chain pickerel from the weeds near the dock.
- Pickerel lurk beneath lily pads, waiting for passing minnows.
- We fried the pickerel on the shore after a long morning on the lake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICKEREL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PICKEREL
3 longer words begin with PICKEREL.
Shorter words from the letters in PICKEREL
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Common questions about PICKEREL
- Is PICKEREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICKEREL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICKEREL worth?
- PICKEREL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICKEREL mean?
- A small North American freshwater fish of the pike family, or a young pike.
- What letters can be added to PICKEREL?
- PICKEREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PICKEREL:
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