PISCINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PISCINES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3i1s1c3i1n1e1s1
Depends on the listPISCINES · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PISCINES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful PISCINES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISCINES
No single letter turns PISCINES into another word.
How PISCINES scores
Scrabble p3i1s1c3i1n1e1s1 12
Words with Friends p4i1s1c4i1n2e1s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in PISCINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISCINES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PISCINES
piscine11 iciness9 incises9 picine10 spices10 incise8 pinies8 snipes8 spines8 niseis6 seisin6 epics9 sepic9 specs9 spice9 cines7 peins7 penis7 pines7 pises7 sices7 since7 sipes7 snipe7 snips7 spies7 spine7 spins7 issei5 nisei5 nisse5 sensi5 siens5 sines5 snies5 ceps8 epic8 pecs8 pice8 pics8
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Common questions about PISCINES
- Is PISCINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PISCINES is not in it.
- How many points is PISCINES worth?
- PISCINES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PISCINES?
- No single letter can be added to PISCINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PISCINES:
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