PICKOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PICKOFF 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.
Which word lists accept PICKOFF?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICKOFF is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICKOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pickoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICKOFF scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PICKOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,582 thousand.
What does PICKOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
In baseball, a play in which a pitcher or catcher throws to a base to put out a runner who has strayed too far from it.
A pickoff depends on surprise: the runner leans toward the next base, and the quick throw catches him before he can return. Broadcasters count it as a defensive success that never involves the batter.
How PICKOFF is used
Mainly baseball vocabulary; the verb phrase is pick off a runner.
- The left-hander recorded a pickoff in the third inning.
- A smart pickoff ended the rally before it began.
- The catcher's pickoff throw beat the runner back to first by a step.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICKOFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PICKOFF
1 longer words begin with PICKOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in PICKOFF
Common questions about PICKOFF
- Is PICKOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICKOFF, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICKOFF worth?
- PICKOFF is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICKOFF mean?
- In baseball, a play in which a pitcher or catcher throws to a base to put out a runner who has strayed too far from it.
- What letters can be added to PICKOFF?
- PICKOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PICKOFF:
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