PICNIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PICNIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICNIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICNIC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICNIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
picnicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICNIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PICNIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What does PICNIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A meal eaten outdoors, usually brought from home and enjoyed on the grass.
A picnic is a relaxed outing where people carry their food to a park, beach or field and eat it sitting on a rug or a bench. The word came into English from French in the eighteenth century, and it first meant a social gathering where each guest brought a share of the food. In casual speech, to say that something is no picnic means that it is hard or unpleasant.
How PICNIC is used
A common word; the phrase no picnic is a set idiom meaning difficult.
- We packed a picnic and drove to the lake.
- The picnic was moved indoors when it began to rain.
- She spread a blanket and unpacked the picnic.
- Raising twins is no picnic.
- The club holds a picnic every summer for its members.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICNIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PICNIC
8 longer words begin with PICNIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PICNIC
Common questions about PICNIC
- Is PICNIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICNIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICNIC worth?
- PICNIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICNIC mean?
- A meal eaten outdoors, usually brought from home and enjoyed on the grass.
- What letters can be added to PICNIC?
- PICNIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PICNIC:
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