PIXEL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PIXEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIXEL?
| 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 PIXEL is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIXEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pixelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIXEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PIXEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does PIXEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The smallest single point of colour or light that makes up a digital image or screen display.
A pixel is the tiny square or dot that, combined with millions of others, forms the picture shown on a screen or in a digital photograph. Each pixel holds a single colour value, and the overall sharpness of an image depends on how many pixels are packed into it. Zooming in far enough on any digital picture eventually reveals the individual pixels themselves.
How PIXEL is used
Technical term from computing and digital photography, used when discussing screen resolution or image detail.
- The photo looked blurry once each pixel became visible on zoom.
- A higher resolution screen packs more pixels into the same space.
- The designer adjusted a single pixel to fix the icon's edge.
- Every pixel on the display can show a different colour.
- The old game graphics used large, chunky pixels by today's standards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIXEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIXEL
13 longer words begin with PIXEL.
Words ending in PIXEL
1 words end in PIXEL. Useful as a back hook: play PIXEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PIXEL inside
1 words contain PIXEL in the middle. Words that start with PIXEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIXEL
Common questions about PIXEL
- Is PIXEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIXEL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIXEL worth?
- PIXEL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIXEL mean?
- The smallest single point of colour or light that makes up a digital image or screen display.
- What letters can be added to PIXEL?
- PIXEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PIXEL:
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