What PICKAXE Means
- noun: a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends“they used picks and sledges to break the rocks”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PICKAXE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 I1 C3 K5 A1 X8 E1.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 72 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In PICKAXE
54 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (1)
5 letter words (1)
4 letter words (18)
3 letter words (23)
2 letter words (11)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.