Is PECKISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PECKISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PECKISH mean?
- adjective
somewhat hungry
- adjective
easily irritated or annoyed
“an incorrigibly fractious young man”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + K (5) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PECKISH
PECKISH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PECKISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hecks14
- hicks14
- pecks13
- picks13
- speck13
- heck13
- hick13
- chips12
- hikes12
- pechs12
- sheik12
- peck12
- pick12
- kepis11
- pikes11
- spike11
- chip11
- hike11
- khis11
- pech11
- icks10
- kepi10
- keps10
- kips10
- pike10
- sick10
- skep10
- skip10
- khi10
- epics9
- sepic9
- spice9
- chis9
- heps9
- hips9
- ichs9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- ship9
- ick9
- kep9
- kip9
- ceps8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- sike8
- spec8
- chi8
- hep8
- hic8
- hip8
- ich8
- peh8
- phi8
- hies7
- cep7
- kis7
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