PISTACHIO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PISTACHIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISTACHIO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISTACHIO is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTACHIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pistachiosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISTACHIO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PISTACHIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISTACHIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PISTACHIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, green, edible seed from a Middle Eastern tree, eaten as a snack and used in sweets and ice cream.
The pistachio has a hard pale shell that splits open when ripe. The word also names the soft green shade of the kernel, which is why ice cream and paint colours borrow it.
How PISTACHIO is used
Used for the nut, the tree that bears it and the pale green colour.
- She sprinkled chopped pistachio over the rice pudding.
- A single pistachio tree can bear fruit for decades.
- They painted the kitchen a soft pistachio green.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISTACHIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PISTACHIO
1 longer words begin with PISTACHIO.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTACHIO
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Common questions about PISTACHIO
- Is PISTACHIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISTACHIO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISTACHIO worth?
- PISTACHIO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISTACHIO mean?
- A small, green, edible seed from a Middle Eastern tree, eaten as a snack and used in sweets and ice cream.
- What letters can be added to PISTACHIO?
- PISTACHIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PISTACHIO:
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