Is PICAYUNES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PICAYUNES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PICAYUNES mean?
Picayunes is a form of PICAYUNE.
- adjective
(informal) small and of little importance
“a fiddling sum of money”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + Y (4) + U (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PICAYUNES
PICAYUNES 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 PICAYUNES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- picayune15
- sapiency15
- spacey13
- spicey13
- pacey12
- spacy12
- spicy12
- auspice11
- inscape11
- causey11
- cayuse11
- pacy11
- pyic11
- apices10
- apneic10
- panics10
- pecans10
- spicae10
- uncaps10
- cyans10
- pansy10
- piney10
- pyins10
- saucy10
- spiny10
- yaups10
- yince10
- yipes10
- yucas10
- uneasy9
- aspic9
- capes9
- epics9
- paces9
- panic9
- pecan9
- picas9
- puces9
- scape9
- scaup9
- sepic9
- space9
- spica9
- spice9
- uncap9
- cays9
- cyan9
- espy9
- pays9
- piny9
- puny9
- pyas9
- pyes9
- pyin9
- spay9
- syce9
- sync9
- yaps9
- yaup9
- yeps9
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