PISCATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PISCATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISCATOR?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISCATOR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISCATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISCATOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PISCATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISCATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PISCATOR
- All 8 letters of PISCATOR are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PISCATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A person who fishes with a rod and line; an angler.
Piscator is a Latin-flavoured word that gives fishing a learned or humorous air. It is the name of the fisherman in a famous seventeenth-century book about angling, and writers use it with a wink.
How PISCATOR is used
Piscator is a rare, bookish word for a fisherman.
- The old piscator sat patiently by the stream.
- Every piscator knows the best fish are caught at dawn.
- He signed the letter as a humble piscator.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISCATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISCATOR
The 8 tiles of PISCATOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PISCATOR
4 longer words begin with PISCATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in PISCATOR
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Common questions about PISCATOR
- Is PISCATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISCATOR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISCATOR worth?
- PISCATOR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISCATOR mean?
- A person who fishes with a rod and line; an angler.
- What letters can be added to PISCATOR?
- PISCATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PISCATOR:
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