PIQUANT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PIQUANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIQUANT?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIQUANT is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIQUANT
No single letter turns PIQUANT into another word.
How PIQUANT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIQUANT, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does PIQUANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Pleasantly sharp or spicy in taste, or pleasantly stimulating to the mind.
Piquant food has a lively bite without being unbearably hot. The word also praises stories or remarks that add a touch of interest or wit.
How PIQUANT is used
Piquant praises sauces and flavours, and also lively gossip or humour.
- The piquant sauce lifted the plain chicken.
- He told a piquant story about the old mayor.
- A squeeze of lime gives the soup a piquant edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIQUANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIQUANT
3 longer words begin with PIQUANT.
Shorter words from the letters in PIQUANT
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Common questions about PIQUANT
- Is PIQUANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIQUANT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIQUANT worth?
- PIQUANT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIQUANT mean?
- Pleasantly sharp or spicy in taste, or pleasantly stimulating to the mind.
- What letters can be added to PIQUANT?
- No single letter can be added to PIQUANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIQUANT:
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