PICKUP is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. PICKUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept PICKUP?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PICKUP is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PICKUP

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PICKUP scores

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

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,556 thousand.

What stands out about PICKUP

• PICKUP begins and ends with the same letter.

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

Words starting with PICKUP

1 longer words begin with PICKUP.

Shorter words from the letters in PICKUP

Common questions about PICKUP

Is PICKUP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICKUP, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PICKUP worth?

PICKUP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PICKUP?

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