PIKESTAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PIKESTAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIKESTAFF?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIKESTAFF is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIKESTAFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pikestaffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIKESTAFF scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PIKESTAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIKESTAFF has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIKESTAFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The wooden shaft of a pike, or a walking staff with a spike at its lower end.
In the old saying plain as a pikestaff, the word stands for something obvious and unmistakable. The spiked version gave walkers a grip on icy or slippery ground.
How PIKESTAFF is used
Now met mostly in the idiom plain as a pikestaff.
- His mistake was as plain as a pikestaff.
- The soldier leaned on his pikestaff after the long march.
- A worn pikestaff hung on the wall of the inn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIKESTAFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIKESTAFF
1 longer words begin with PIKESTAFF.
Shorter words from the letters in PIKESTAFF
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Common questions about PIKESTAFF
- Is PIKESTAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIKESTAFF, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIKESTAFF worth?
- PIKESTAFF is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIKESTAFF mean?
- The wooden shaft of a pike, or a walking staff with a spike at its lower end.
- What letters can be added to PIKESTAFF?
- PIKESTAFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PIKESTAFF:
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