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?
| 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: 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
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pickupsChecked 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
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
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
What does PICKUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small truck with an open back, or the act of collecting a person or goods.
This one word covers several unrelated jobs. A farmer parks a pickup by the barn, a courier arranges a pickup of parcels, and a guitarist fits a pickup to turn string vibration into an electrical signal. Context alone tells you which one is meant.
How PICKUP is used
Common in everyday speech, shipping, music and car talk.
- He loaded the fence posts into the back of his pickup.
- The company offers free pickup of old furniture.
- The guitar has a single pickup near the bridge.
- We arranged a pickup at the station for six o'clock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICKUP and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does PICKUP mean?
- A small truck with an open back, or the act of collecting a person or goods.
- What letters can be added to PICKUP?
- PICKUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PICKUP:
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