PICOCURIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PICOCURIES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PICOCURIES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICOCURIES is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICOCURIES
No single letter turns PICOCURIES into another word.
How PICOCURIES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PICOCURIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICOCURIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PICOCURIES
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Common questions about PICOCURIES
- Is PICOCURIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PICOCURIES is not in it.
- How many points is PICOCURIES worth?
- PICOCURIES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PICOCURIES?
- No single letter can be added to PICOCURIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PICOCURIES:
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