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Pecten

p ₃e ₁c ₃t ₁e ₁n ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does pecten mean?

We don’t have a definition for pecten yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is PECTEN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is PECTEN worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

p ₃e ₁c ₃t ₁e ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

13 pts

p ₄e ₁c ₄t ₁e ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

12 pts

p ₄e ₁c ₄t ₁e ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

p ₃e ₁c ₃t ₁e ₁n ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PECTEN

Best shorter words top 30 of 33

pence 9 cepe 8 cep 7 ctene 7 pec 7 cent 6 cete 6 neep 6 peen 6 pene 6 pent 6 cee 5 nep 5 pee 5 pen 5 pet 5 tec 5 eten 4 nete 4 pe 4 teen 4 tene 4 een 3 ene 3 nee 3 net 3 tee 3 ten 3 ee 2 en 2

See all 33 words made from PECTEN

Hooks for PECTEN

Add one letter to the front or back of PECTEN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

pectens

Pecten: quick answers

Is PECTEN a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. PECTEN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is PECTEN worth?

PECTEN scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in PECTEN?

You can make 33 shorter words from PECTEN, such as PENCE, CEPE, CEP, CTENE. See the full list.