PISH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISH
Front hooks — 1
apishBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PISH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What stands out about PISH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 PISH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
An exclamation of impatience or contempt.
Pish is Elizabethan and runs through the drama of that period as a way of dismissing whatever has just been said. It fell out of speech and stayed in print, which is why it looks stagey now.
How PISH is used
Used alone. Also a verb. Archaic.
- Pish, said the character, and left the stage.
- The word pish is Elizabethan.
- Drama of that period uses pish constantly.
- Pish dismisses what was just said.
- Nobody says pish and everybody has read it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISH
The 4 tiles of PISH in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PISH
11 longer words begin with PISH.
Words ending in PISH
Showing 24 of 42 words that end in PISH. Useful as a back hook: play PISH onto a word already on the board.
Words with PISH inside
Showing 24 of 59 words that contain PISH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PISH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PISH
Common questions about PISH
- Is PISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISH worth?
- PISH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISH mean?
- An exclamation of impatience or contempt.
- What letters can be added to PISH?
- PISH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PISH:
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