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PIQUE

5 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What PIQUE Means

  1. noun: tightly woven fabric with raised cords
  2. noun: a sudden outburst of anger“his temper sparked like damp firewood”
  3. verb: cause to feel resentment or indignation“Her tactless remark offended me”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PIQUE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 I1 Q10 U1 E1.

Anagrams of PIQUE (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In PIQUE

8 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.

4 letter words (2)

3 letter words (2)

2 letter words (4)

Longer Words Containing PIQUE

PIQUE appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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