PIQUANTNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. PIQUANTNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIQUANTNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIQUANTNESS is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIQUANTNESS
No single letter turns PIQUANTNESS into another word.
How PIQUANTNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PIQUANTNESS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIQUANTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIQUANTNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of being pleasantly sharp, spicy or stimulating to the mind.
Piquantness can describe a sauce with a lively tang or a remark with a teasing edge. It suggests an appealing sharpness, never plain harshness.
How PIQUANTNESS is used
Piquantness is a rare noun, usually replaced by piquancy.
- A squeeze of lime added piquantness to the soup.
- Readers enjoyed the piquantness of her gossip column.
- The piquantness of the mustard woke up an otherwise plain sandwich.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIQUANTNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIQUANTNESS
1 longer words begin with PIQUANTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PIQUANTNESS
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Common questions about PIQUANTNESS
- Is PIQUANTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIQUANTNESS, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIQUANTNESS worth?
- PIQUANTNESS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIQUANTNESS mean?
- The quality of being pleasantly sharp, spicy or stimulating to the mind.
- What letters can be added to PIQUANTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to PIQUANTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PIQUANTNESS:
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