PIGNUT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PIGNUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIGNUT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIGNUT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGNUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pignutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIGNUT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PIGNUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does PIGNUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The bitter nut of a North American hickory tree, or the hickory itself; also a small edible tuber dug from a wild plant.
In America the pignut hickory is a tall tree whose nuts are bitter and thick-shelled, so they were usually left for pigs and squirrels, which probably explains the name. In Britain the same word names a different plant, a slender wild herb of meadows whose underground tuber, known as an earthnut, can be dug up and eaten.
How PIGNUT is used
Mostly botanical or country usage; the meaning depends on whether the speaker is American or British.
- A pignut fell from the hickory onto the path.
- Children in the hedgerow dug for a pignut with a stick.
- The pignut has a bitter taste compared with a pecan.
- We found a pignut growing under the old tree.
- Squirrels cached every pignut they could find.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIGNUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIGNUT
1 longer words begin with PIGNUT.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGNUT
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Common questions about PIGNUT
- Is PIGNUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGNUT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGNUT worth?
- PIGNUT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIGNUT mean?
- The bitter nut of a North American hickory tree, or the hickory itself; also a small edible tuber dug from a wild plant.
- What letters can be added to PIGNUT?
- PIGNUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PIGNUT:
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