Is PICARESQUES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PICARESQUES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PICARESQUES mean?
Picaresques is a form of PICARESQUE.
- adjective
involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
“picaresque novels”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + Q (10) + U (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 24 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 PICARESQUES
PICARESQUES 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 PICARESQUES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- picaresque23
- acquirees20
- acquiree19
- acquires19
- periques19
- reequips19
- acquire18
- caiques18
- casques18
- cirques18
- perique18
- reequip18
- sacques18
- esquires17
- queasier17
- caique17
- casque17
- cirque17
- equips17
- piques17
- sacque17
- esquire16
- quaeres16
- queries16
- squares16
- squires16
- equip16
- pique16
- quips16
- quaere15
- queers15
- quires15
- risque15
- square15
- squire15
- quip15
- eques14
- quais14
- quare14
- quasi14
- quass14
- queer14
- quire14
- aruspices13
- quai13
- suqs13
- auspices12
- capreses12
- epicures12
- escapers12
- precises12
- respaces12
- scaupers12
- scrapies12
- qis12
- qua12
- suq12
- causeries11
- apercus11
- auspice11
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