PIGSTICK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PIGSTICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIGSTICK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIGSTICK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGSTICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pigsticksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIGSTICK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PIGSTICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIGSTICK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIGSTICK mean in Scrabble?
verb
historical
To hunt wild boar on horseback with a spear, a sport made famous in British India.
Pigsticking was both a sport and a test of horsemanship for colonial officers. Riders raced after the boar and tried to spear it before it could turn and charge.
How PIGSTICK is used
Mostly historical; the noun pigsticking names the sport.
- The officers rode out at dawn to pigstick in the jungle.
- He loved to pigstick when posted in India.
- No one dares pigstick any more, as the sport has long been abandoned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIGSTICK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIGSTICK
6 longer words begin with PIGSTICK.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGSTICK
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Common questions about PIGSTICK
- Is PIGSTICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGSTICK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGSTICK worth?
- PIGSTICK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIGSTICK mean?
- To hunt wild boar on horseback with a spear, a sport made famous in British India.
- What letters can be added to PIGSTICK?
- PIGSTICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PIGSTICK:
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