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Is peppercorn a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word peppercorn is a Scrabble US word. The word peppercorn is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is peppercorn a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word peppercorn is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

P3E1P3P3E1R1C3O1R1N1

Is peppercorn a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word peppercorn is a Words With Friends word. The word peppercorn is worth 23 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

PEPPERCORN,

7-letter words (3 found)

CROPPER,PREPONE,PROPENE,

6-letter words (15 found)

COPPER,CORNER,CREPON,ENCORE,OPENER,PEPPER,PERCEN,PEREON,PERONE,PERRON,POPPER,PRONER,PROPER,REOPEN,REPONE,

5-letter words (23 found)

CERNE,COPEN,COPER,CORER,CREEP,CREPE,CRONE,CRORE,NEPER,ONCER,OPEPE,PENCE,PERCE,PONCE,PORER,PREEN,PREON,PREOP,PRONE,PRORE,RECON,REPRO,ROPER,

4-letter words (41 found)

CEPE,CERE,CERO,CONE,COPE,CORE,CORN,CREE,CRON,CROP,ERNE,NEEP,NOPE,ONCE,ONER,OPEN,PEEN,PEEP,PEER,PENE,PEON,PEPO,PERC,PERE,PERN,PERP,POEP,PONE,POPE,PORE,PORN,PREE,PREP,PROP,REEN,RENO,REPO,REPP,RONE,ROPE,RORE,

3-letter words (34 found)

CEE,CEP,CON,COP,COR,ECO,EEN,ENE,EON,ERE,ERN,ERR,NEE,NEP,NOR,ONE,OPE,ORC,ORE,PEC,PEE,PEN,PEP,PER,POP,PRE,PRO,REC,REE,REN,REO,REP,ROC,ROE,

2-letter words (12 found)

EE,EN,ER,NE,NO,OE,ON,OP,OR,PE,PO,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 130 words from peppercorn according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of peppercorn

peppercorn

Etymology

From Middle English peper corn, peper-corn, pepercorn, from Old English piporcorn (“peppercorn”), corresponding to pepper +‎ corn. Compare Dutch peperkorrel (“peppercorn”), German Pfefferkorn (“peppercorn”), Danish peberkorn (“peppercorn”), Swedish pepparkorn (“peppercorn”), Icelandic piparkorn (“peppercorn”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpəkɔːn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/

Noun

peppercorn (plural peppercorns)

  1. The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.
  2. A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
    1. (law, attributive) A nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.

Usage notes

The use of a peppercorn as consideration in legal contracts is commonly literal (even in the modern day)—frequently as a peppercorn rent—but it is invariably accompanied by a proviso that it need only be physically provided if actually demanded.

Derived terms

  • pink peppercorn
  • peppercorn rent

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