PICOWAVES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 19 points
Yes for Scrabble. PICOWAVES 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 PICOWAVES?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICOWAVES is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICOWAVES
No single letter turns PICOWAVES into another word.
How PICOWAVES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PICOWAVES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PICOWAVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PICOWAVES
- All 9 letters of PICOWAVES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PICOWAVES mean in Scrabble?
PICOWAVES is the present-tense form of PICOWAVE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in PICOWAVES
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Common questions about PICOWAVES
- Is PICOWAVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PICOWAVES is not in it.
- How many points is PICOWAVES worth?
- PICOWAVES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PICOWAVES?
- No single letter can be added to PICOWAVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PICOWAVES:
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