PISKY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PISKY 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PISKY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISKY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISKY
No single letter turns PISKY into another word.
How PISKY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PISKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does PISKY mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectregionalBritish
A small fairy of Cornish folklore, the Cornish name for a pixie.
Pisky is the traditional Cornish word for the small, mischievous fairy known elsewhere in England as a pixie. Cornish folk tales describe piskies leading travellers astray on the moors at night, a trick often called being pisky-led. The word keeps a distinct regional identity even though it names the same creature as pixie.
How PISKY is used
Regional Cornish dialect term, found mainly in local folklore and storytelling rather than general English.
- The old woman warned the children about a pisky on the moor.
- Local legend says a pisky can lead a traveller in circles at night.
- The museum display told stories of a pisky hiding in the hedgerows.
- Grandmother swore a pisky had hidden her thimble as a prank.
- Cornish festivals sometimes feature a costume of a mischievous pisky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISKY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISKY
The 5 tiles of PISKY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PISKY
Common questions about PISKY
- Is PISKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISKY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISKY worth?
- PISKY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISKY mean?
- A small fairy of Cornish folklore, the Cornish name for a pixie.
- What letters can be added to PISKY?
- No single letter can be added to PISKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PISKY:
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