Is PICKERELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PICKERELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PICKERELS mean?
Pickerels is a form of PICKEREL.
- noun
flesh of young or small pike
- noun
any of several North American species of small pike
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 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 PICKERELS
PICKERELS 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 PICKERELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pickeers16
- pickerel16
- picklers16
- prickles16
- speckier16
- peckers15
- peckier15
- pickeer15
- pickers15
- pickler15
- pickles15
- prickle15
- speckle15
- pecker14
- picker14
- pickle14
- pricks14
- kelpies13
- lickers13
- peskier13
- slicker13
- pecks13
- picks13
- prick13
- speck13
- eclipser12
- preslice12
- resplice12
- cleeks12
- clerks12
- creeks12
- ickers12
- keleps12
- kelpie12
- kreeps12
- licker12
- pikers12
- sickee12
- sicker12
- sickle12
- spiker12
- peck12
- pick12
- eclipse11
- piecers11
- pierces11
- precise11
- recipes11
- splicer11
- cleek11
- clerk11
- creek11
- icker11
- keeps11
- kelep11
- kelps11
- kepis11
- kreep11
- licks11
- peeks11
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