PIEBALD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PIEBALD 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 PIEBALD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIEBALD is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIEBALD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
piebaldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIEBALD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIEBALD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does PIEBALD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having irregular patches of two colours, usually black and white.
Piebald is most often used for horses, but it can describe any animal with large patches of dark and light. Another word, skewbald, is used when the patches are white and some colour other than black. As a noun, a piebald is a horse with such a coat.
How PIEBALD is used
Piebald is used for animal coats and, in writing, for any mottled pattern.
- A piebald pony grazed beside the fence.
- The cat had a piebald coat of black and white patches.
- She rode a piebald through the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIEBALD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIEBALD
The 7 tiles of PIEBALD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PIEBALD
1 longer words begin with PIEBALD.
Shorter words from the letters in PIEBALD
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Common questions about PIEBALD
- Is PIEBALD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIEBALD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIEBALD worth?
- PIEBALD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIEBALD mean?
- Having irregular patches of two colours, usually black and white.
- What letters can be added to PIEBALD?
- PIEBALD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIEBALD:
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