Is PICOWAVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PICOWAVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
19
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + W (4) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of PicowavesHooks for PICOWAVES
PICOWAVES 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 PICOWAVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- picowave18
- cowpeas14
- cowpies14
- cowpea13
- cowpie13
- waives12
- wavies12
- cavies11
- ovisac11
- pavise11
- spavie11
- vesica11
- voices11
- avows11
- swive11
- views11
- waive11
- waves11
- wives11
- apices10
- copies10
- scopae10
- spicae10
- caves10
- cavie10
- coves10
- paves10
- pavis10
- swipe10
- vapes10
- vices10
- voces10
- voice10
- wipes10
- avow10
- vaws10
- view10
- vows10
- wave10
- wive10
- wove10
- aspic9
- capes9
- capos9
- copes9
- copse9
- epics9
- paces9
- picas9
- pisco9
- scape9
- scopa9
- scope9
- sepic9
- space9
- spica9
- spice9
- cave9
- caws9
- cove9
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