PYCNIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. PYCNIC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PYCNIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYCNIC is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYCNIC
No single letter turns PYCNIC into another word.
How PYCNIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PYCNIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,519 thousand.
What stands out about PYCNIC
- PYCNIC gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PYCNIC
Common questions about PYCNIC
- Is PYCNIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYCNIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYCNIC worth?
- PYCNIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PYCNIC?
- No single letter can be added to PYCNIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PYCNIC:
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