PYKNIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PYKNIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYKNIC?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYKNIC is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYKNIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyknicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYKNIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PYKNIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about PYKNIC
- PYKNIC 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
What does PYKNIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a short, stocky body with a rounded shape and a tendency to carry fat.
Pyknic belongs to an old system of body types proposed by a German psychiatrist. Today the term is mainly of historical interest in medicine and psychology.
How PYKNIC is used
Pyknic is used in older medical and psychology texts.
- The doctor described the patient as a pyknic man of middle height.
- A pyknic build was once linked to a cheerful temperament.
- The textbook compared pyknic and slender body types.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYKNIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYKNIC
1 longer words begin with PYKNIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PYKNIC
Common questions about PYKNIC
- Is PYKNIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYKNIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYKNIC worth?
- PYKNIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYKNIC mean?
- Having a short, stocky body with a rounded shape and a tendency to carry fat.
- What letters can be added to PYKNIC?
- PYKNIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PYKNIC:
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