PIQUE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PIQUE 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 PIQUE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIQUE is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIQUE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIQUE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PIQUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does PIQUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To provoke resentment or hurt someone's pride, or to arouse someone's interest sharply.
To pique someone is to touch a nerve, most often their pride, producing a sharp burst of annoyance or irritation. The same verb also covers the more positive sense of sparking curiosity, as when a striking detail piques a reader's interest at once. Both senses share the idea of a quick, pointed effect rather than a slow build-up of feeling. The related noun pique names the irritated mood that can follow the first sense.
How PIQUE is used
Common in both spoken and written English, especially in the fixed phrase "pique someone's interest."
- The comment was enough to pique his temper.
- A strange headline can pique a reader's curiosity instantly.
- She left in a fit of pique after the remark stung her pride.
- The mystery box was designed to pique everyone's interest.
- His refusal to explain only served to pique her suspicion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIQUE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PIQUE
The 5 tiles of PIQUE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PIQUE
6 longer words begin with PIQUE.
Words ending in PIQUE
2 words end in PIQUE. Useful as a back hook: play PIQUE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PIQUE inside
3 words contain PIQUE in the middle. Words that start with PIQUE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIQUE
Common questions about PIQUE
- Is PIQUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIQUE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIQUE worth?
- PIQUE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIQUE mean?
- To provoke resentment or hurt someone's pride, or to arouse someone's interest sharply.
- What letters can be added to PIQUE?
- PIQUE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PIQUE:
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