PISCINA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PISCINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISCINA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISCINA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISCINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISCINA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PISCINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does PISCINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A stone basin near a church altar used for draining water from rinsing sacred vessels.
The piscina sits in a niche in the wall of many medieval churches. In ancient Rome the same word meant a pool for bathing or fish keeping.
How PISCINA is used
Piscina is used in church architecture and in Roman history.
- A carved piscina is set into the south wall of the chapel.
- The guide pointed to the piscina beside the altar.
- Excavators found a Roman piscina in the villa garden.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISCINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PISCINA
3 longer words begin with PISCINA.
Shorter words from the letters in PISCINA
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Common questions about PISCINA
- Is PISCINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISCINA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISCINA worth?
- PISCINA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISCINA mean?
- A stone basin near a church altar used for draining water from rinsing sacred vessels.
- What letters can be added to PISCINA?
- PISCINA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PISCINA:
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