PICKMAWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. PICKMAWS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PICKMAWS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICKMAWS is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICKMAWS
No single letter turns PICKMAWS into another word.
How PICKMAWS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PICKMAWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICKMAWS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PICKMAWS
- All 8 letters of PICKMAWS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PICKMAWS
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Common questions about PICKMAWS
- Is PICKMAWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PICKMAWS is not in it.
- How many points is PICKMAWS worth?
- PICKMAWS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PICKMAWS?
- No single letter can be added to PICKMAWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PICKMAWS:
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