PIGGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PIGGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIGGY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIGGY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGGY
No single letter turns PIGGY into another word.
How PIGGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PIGGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What does PIGGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
childishinformal
A young pig, or a childish or informal name for a pig; also used as an adjective meaning resembling a pig, especially in greed or small eyes.
A piggy is simply a small or young pig in the language children use on a farm visit or in a picture book, softer and friendlier than the plain word pig. The same word works as an adjective, as when someone describes small, piggy eyes set close together, or piggy behaviour meaning greedy eating. Piggy banks, shaped like a small pig for keeping coins, take their name from the same word and remain common well beyond childhood. Because of its origin as a child's word, piggy keeps a light, affectionate or mildly mocking tone in adult speech.
How PIGGY is used
A childish or informal word, used for young pigs, as a term of address, and as an adjective for pig-like features or greed.
- The children ran to see the newborn piggy in the barn.
- He dropped his spare coins into the piggy bank every evening.
- She had small piggy eyes that disappeared when she smiled.
- The toddler squealed with delight at the pink piggy toy.
- His piggy manners at the buffet embarrassed the whole table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIGGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIGGY
4 longer words begin with PIGGY.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGGY
Common questions about PIGGY
- Is PIGGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGGY worth?
- PIGGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIGGY mean?
- A young pig, or a childish or informal name for a pig; also used as an adjective meaning resembling a pig, especially in greed or small eyes.
- What letters can be added to PIGGY?
- No single letter can be added to PIGGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PIGGY:
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