PISHOGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PISHOGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISHOGUE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISHOGUE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISHOGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pishoguesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISHOGUE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PISHOGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISHOGUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PISHOGUE
- All 8 letters of PISHOGUE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PISHOGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irish
A charm, spell or piece of superstitious sorcery in Irish folk belief.
Folk tales speak of a pishogue laid on a farm, a cow or a family to bring bad luck. The belief was widespread in rural Ireland, and old people sometimes still say a misfortune was put on someone by a pishogue.
How PISHOGUE is used
Pishogue is an Irish-English word used in folklore and storytelling.
- The farmer blamed the sour milk on a pishogue.
- Her grandmother knew a pishogue to ward off bad luck.
- No one dared to break the pishogue hung over the door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISHOGUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PISHOGUE
1 longer words begin with PISHOGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in PISHOGUE
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Common questions about PISHOGUE
- Is PISHOGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISHOGUE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISHOGUE worth?
- PISHOGUE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISHOGUE mean?
- A charm, spell or piece of superstitious sorcery in Irish folk belief.
- What letters can be added to PISHOGUE?
- PISHOGUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PISHOGUE:
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