PITTANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PITTANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITTANCE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITTANCE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITTANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pittancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PITTANCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PITTANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITTANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PITTANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very small amount of money, especially pay that is far too low.
Pittance usually appears in complaints about wages, as in working for a pittance. In its older sense it meant a small gift of food or money given to monks or the poor.
How PITTANCE is used
Pittance is mostly used about meagre pay or payments.
- The interns worked for a pittance all summer.
- She sold the antique chair for a mere pittance.
- A pittance was all the pension provided.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITTANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PITTANCE
1 longer words begin with PITTANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in PITTANCE
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Common questions about PITTANCE
- Is PITTANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITTANCE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITTANCE worth?
- PITTANCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITTANCE mean?
- A very small amount of money, especially pay that is far too low.
- What letters can be added to PITTANCE?
- PITTANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PITTANCE:
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