Is PISTACHIOS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PISTACHIOS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PISTACHIOS mean?
Pistachios is a form of PISTACHIO.
- noun
small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
- noun
nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + O (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 PISTACHIOS
PISTACHIOS 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 PISTACHIOS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pistachio16
- sophistic16
- isopachs15
- pachisis15
- aphotic14
- haptics14
- isopach14
- ophitic14
- pachisi14
- photics14
- spathic14
- hospitia13
- isotachs13
- capish13
- haptic13
- phasic13
- phatic13
- photic13
- potassic12
- isotach12
- sophist12
- caphs12
- chaps12
- chapt12
- chips12
- chops12
- patch12
- pitch12
- poach12
- psoatic11
- spastic11
- aspish11
- ischia11
- pathos11
- phasis11
- pithoi11
- pithos11
- poisha11
- potash11
- schist11
- spahis11
- staphs11
- stichs11
- caph11
- chap11
- chip11
- chop11
- aspics10
- atopic10
- capots10
- coapts10
- optics10
- picots10
- piscos10
- spicas10
- topics10
- aitch10
- aphis10
- apish10
- caths10
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