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.
p3i1c3o1w4a1v4e1s1
PlayablePICOWAVES · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
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
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
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
Scrabble p3i1c3o1w4a1v4e1s1 19
Words with Friends p4i1c4o1w4a1v5e1s1 22
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
Shorter words from the letters in PICOWAVES
picowave18 cowpeas14 cowpies14 cowpea13 cowpie13 waives12 wavies12 cavies11 ovisac11 pavise11 spavie11 vesica11 voices11 waspie11 apices10 copies10 scopae10 spicae10 soapie8 cowps12 scowp12 avows11 swive11 views11 waive11 waves11 wives11 caves10 cavie10 cives10 coves10 paves10 pavis10 sowce10 swipe10 vapes10 vespa10 vices10 voces10 voice10
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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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