PICRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PICRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PICRIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PICRIC is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICRIC
No single letter turns PICRIC into another word.
How PICRIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PICRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What does PICRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Relating to picric acid, a bitter yellow crystalline compound.
Picric describes things connected with picric acid, a bright yellow substance whose name comes from the Greek for bitter. It was used for dyeing, in medicine for treating burns, and in explosives, so the word turns up in the histories of chemistry and warfare. The acid is unstable and sensitive when dry, which is why laboratories store it with care.
How PICRIC is used
A technical word; nearly always found in the phrase picric acid.
- Picric acid gave the silk a strong yellow colour.
- The old burn dressing was soaked in a picric solution.
- Chemists treat picric crystals with great caution.
- A picric stain on the cloth would not wash out.
- The shells were filled with a picric compound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PICRIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PICRIC
Common questions about PICRIC
- Is PICRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PICRIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PICRIC worth?
- PICRIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PICRIC mean?
- Relating to picric acid, a bitter yellow crystalline compound.
- What letters can be added to PICRIC?
- No single letter can be added to PICRIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PICRIC:
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