PISTOU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PISTOU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PISTOU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PISTOU is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PISTOU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pistousChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PISTOU scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PISTOU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does PISTOU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sauce made from crushed basil, garlic, and olive oil, sometimes with cheese added, from the cooking of southern France.
Pistou is closely related to the Italian pesto, since both sauces grind fresh basil with garlic and oil into a thick paste, but the French version traditionally leaves out pine nuts. Cooks stir a spoonful of pistou into a bowl of vegetable soup just before serving, which is why the dish soupe au pistou takes its name from the sauce rather than from any single vegetable in it. The word came into English straight from Provençal French along with the recipe itself.
How PISTOU is used
Used mainly in recipes and restaurant menus describing dishes from the south of France.
- She stirred a spoonful of pistou into the hot vegetable soup.
- The recipe calls for fresh basil, garlic, and oil to make the pistou.
- Soupe au pistou gets its name from the sauce swirled in at the end.
- He kept a jar of pistou in the fridge for pasta and soup alike.
- Unlike pesto, this pistou recipe leaves out the pine nuts entirely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PISTOU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PISTOU
The 6 tiles of PISTOU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PISTOU
1 longer words begin with PISTOU.
Shorter words from the letters in PISTOU
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Common questions about PISTOU
- Is PISTOU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PISTOU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PISTOU worth?
- PISTOU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PISTOU mean?
- A sauce made from crushed basil, garlic, and olive oil, sometimes with cheese added, from the cooking of southern France.
- What letters can be added to PISTOU?
- PISTOU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PISTOU:
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