PIED is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PIED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIED?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIED is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIED
Front hooks — 1
spiedBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PIED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PIED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does PIED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having two or more strikingly different colors in patches, especially black and white.
A pied creature or surface displays blotches of contrasting hues rather than one uniform tone. Bird watchers use the term for species like the pied wagtail, whose dark and pale feathers form a striking mottled pattern.
How PIED is used
Common in ornithology and folklore, as in the fairy tale figure known as the Pied Piper.
- The pied wagtail hopped along the muddy riverbank.
- Children still love the tale of the pied piper of Hamelin.
- A pied pony grazed quietly near the fence.
- Its pied markings made the goat easy to spot in the herd.
- Farmers often prize a pied calf for its unusual coat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIED
The 4 tiles of PIED in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PIED
10 longer words begin with PIED.
Words ending in PIED
22 words end in PIED. Useful as a back hook: play PIED onto a word already on the board.
Words with PIED inside
5 words contain PIED in the middle. Words that start with PIED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIED
Common questions about PIED
- Is PIED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIED, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIED worth?
- PIED is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIED mean?
- Having two or more strikingly different colors in patches, especially black and white.
- What letters can be added to PIED?
- PIED takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PIED:
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