PIRARUCU is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PIRARUCU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIRARUCU?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIRARUCU is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIRARUCU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pirarucusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIRARUCU scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PIRARUCU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIRARUCU has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIRARUCU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A huge freshwater fish of the Amazon basin, among the largest river fish in the world.
The pirarucu can grow over two metres long and must come to the surface to gulp air. It is prized as food in Brazil and is better known elsewhere by the name arapaima.
How PIRARUCU is used
Pirarucu is the Brazilian name for the giant Amazon fish also known as arapaima.
- A pirarucu surfaced with a loud splash near the canoe.
- Dried pirarucu is a traditional food along the river.
- The aquarium displayed a young pirarucu in a large tank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIRARUCU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIRARUCU
1 longer words begin with PIRARUCU.
Shorter words from the letters in PIRARUCU
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Common questions about PIRARUCU
- Is PIRARUCU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIRARUCU, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIRARUCU worth?
- PIRARUCU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIRARUCU mean?
- A huge freshwater fish of the Amazon basin, among the largest river fish in the world.
- What letters can be added to PIRARUCU?
- PIRARUCU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PIRARUCU:
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