PISMIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PISMIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISMIRE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISMIRE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISMIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pismiresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISMIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PISMIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does PISMIRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicdialect
A small social insect that lives in colonies, known more commonly as an ant.
Pismire is an old and dialect name for the small social insect that builds colonies, and it is seldom heard in modern speech. The first part of the word refers to the sharp smell of an anthill.
How PISMIRE is used
Pismire is archaic or dialect and chiefly met in old texts and word lists.
- A pismire crawled across the page of the old book.
- The poet compared the crowd to a hill of pismire.
- Not a single pismire disturbed the picnic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISMIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISMIRE
The 7 tiles of PISMIRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PISMIRE
1 longer words begin with PISMIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in PISMIRE
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Common questions about PISMIRE
- Is PISMIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISMIRE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISMIRE worth?
- PISMIRE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISMIRE mean?
- A small social insect that lives in colonies, known more commonly as an ant.
- What letters can be added to PISMIRE?
- PISMIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PISMIRE:
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