PITEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PITEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITEOUS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITEOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITEOUS
No single letter turns PITEOUS into another word.
How PITEOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PITEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What stands out about PITEOUS
- PITEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PITEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Deserving or arousing pity.
Piteous has a more literary and old-fashioned colour than its near neighbour pitiful. It is often used for cries, sights and states of suffering that make a listener feel sorry for the one in distress. An older sense meant devout.
How PITEOUS is used
Piteous is most common in storytelling, describing cries, sights or suffering.
- The lost puppy let out a piteous whine.
- There was something piteous in the old man's smile.
- Her piteous appeal moved the whole crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PITEOUS
The 7 tiles of PITEOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PITEOUS
3 longer words begin with PITEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in PITEOUS
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Common questions about PITEOUS
- Is PITEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITEOUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITEOUS worth?
- PITEOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITEOUS mean?
- Deserving or arousing pity.
- What letters can be added to PITEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PITEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PITEOUS:
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