PIQUANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PIQUANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIQUANCE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIQUANCE is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIQUANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
piquancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIQUANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PIQUANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIQUANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PIQUANCE
- All 8 letters of PIQUANCE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PIQUANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The pleasantly sharp or stimulating quality of something, such as a flavour or an idea.
Piquance is the little bite that keeps a dish or a remark from being dull. It is an uncommon variant of a more familiar word.
How PIQUANCE is used
Piquance is rare; most writers choose piquancy instead.
- A squeeze of lime added piquance to the sauce.
- The piquance of her wit made the dinner lively.
- He enjoyed the piquance of the gossip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIQUANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIQUANCE
1 longer words begin with PIQUANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PIQUANCE
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Common questions about PIQUANCE
- Is PIQUANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIQUANCE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIQUANCE worth?
- PIQUANCE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIQUANCE mean?
- The pleasantly sharp or stimulating quality of something, such as a flavour or an idea.
- What letters can be added to PIQUANCE?
- PIQUANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PIQUANCE:
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