PISTACHE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PISTACHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISTACHE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISTACHE is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTACHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pistachesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISTACHE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PISTACHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISTACHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PISTACHE
- All 8 letters of PISTACHE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 PISTACHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The green edible seed of a Eurasian tree, or the tree itself, also a pale green shade.
Pistache is the older and French-flavoured variant of the more familiar pistachio. It can name the nut, the flavouring made from it, or a soft green colour, and it turns up in recipes and in descriptions of fabrics.
How PISTACHE is used
Pistache is used in cooking and colour descriptions, usually as an alternative to pistachio.
- The cake was flavoured with pistache and honey.
- She chose a pistache green for the curtains.
- A pistache grew by the courtyard wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISTACHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISTACHE
The 8 tiles of PISTACHE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PISTACHE
1 longer words begin with PISTACHE.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTACHE
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Common questions about PISTACHE
- Is PISTACHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISTACHE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISTACHE worth?
- PISTACHE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISTACHE mean?
- The green edible seed of a Eurasian tree, or the tree itself, also a pale green shade.
- What letters can be added to PISTACHE?
- PISTACHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PISTACHE:
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