PILCHARD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PILCHARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILCHARD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILCHARD is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILCHARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pilchardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILCHARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PILCHARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PILCHARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PILCHARD
- All 8 letters of PILCHARD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PILCHARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A small, oily sea fish of the herring family, often sold tinned in tomato sauce.
The pilchard has long supported coastal fishing villages, especially in Cornwall. Young ones are sold as sardines in many countries, and tins of pilchards remain a cheap pantry staple on toast.
How PILCHARD is used
Common in British cooking and fishing talk.
- She opened a tin of pilchard for lunch and spread it on toast.
- Pilchard boats once crowded the harbour every autumn.
- A shoal of pilchard flashed silver beneath the boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILCHARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILCHARD
1 longer words begin with PILCHARD.
Shorter words from the letters in PILCHARD
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Common questions about PILCHARD
- Is PILCHARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILCHARD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILCHARD worth?
- PILCHARD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILCHARD mean?
- A small, oily sea fish of the herring family, often sold tinned in tomato sauce.
- What letters can be added to PILCHARD?
- PILCHARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PILCHARD:
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