PISTAREEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PISTAREEN 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 PISTAREEN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISTAREEN is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTAREEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pistareensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISTAREEN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PISTAREEN, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PISTAREEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PISTAREEN
- The same 9 tiles also spell 3 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 PISTAREEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small silver coin of Spain that was used in the American colonies and the Caribbean in the eighteenth century.
The pistareen circulated widely in the colonies because British coins were scarce. Later the word turned into a mild joke for anything petty or of little value.
How PISTAREEN is used
The pistareen turns up in histories of colonial money and in older American writing.
- He paid the ferryman with a worn pistareen.
- A single pistareen could buy a modest meal.
- The museum displays a rare pistareen from 1780.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISTAREEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISTAREEN
The 9 tiles of PISTAREEN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PISTAREEN
1 longer words begin with PISTAREEN.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTAREEN
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Common questions about PISTAREEN
- Is PISTAREEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISTAREEN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISTAREEN worth?
- PISTAREEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISTAREEN mean?
- A small silver coin of Spain that was used in the American colonies and the Caribbean in the eighteenth century.
- What letters can be added to PISTAREEN?
- PISTAREEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PISTAREEN:
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