PICOWAVE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. PICOWAVE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept PICOWAVE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICOWAVE is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICOWAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PICOWAVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PICOWAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICOWAVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PICOWAVE
- All 8 letters of PICOWAVE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PICOWAVE
2 longer words begin with PICOWAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in PICOWAVE
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Common questions about PICOWAVE
- Is PICOWAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PICOWAVE is not in it.
- How many points is PICOWAVE worth?
- PICOWAVE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PICOWAVE?
- PICOWAVE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PICOWAVE:
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