PISSOIR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PISSOIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISSOIR?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISSOIR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISSOIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pissoirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISSOIR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PISSOIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does PISSOIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A public urinal, usually enclosed by a wall or screen.
The word pissoir is borrowed from French and is most often linked with city streets in France. English speakers use it when they want the foreign flavour, or when describing such street fixtures in particular.
How PISSOIR is used
Pissoir is used in descriptions of street furniture in French and other European cities.
- A cast-iron pissoir stood at the corner of the boulevard.
- The old photograph showed a pissoir beside the market.
- Tourists often stop to photograph a historic pissoir.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISSOIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PISSOIR
1 longer words begin with PISSOIR.
Shorter words from the letters in PISSOIR
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Common questions about PISSOIR
- Is PISSOIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISSOIR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISSOIR worth?
- PISSOIR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISSOIR mean?
- A public urinal, usually enclosed by a wall or screen.
- What letters can be added to PISSOIR?
- PISSOIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PISSOIR:
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