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Is piceous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word piceous is a Scrabble US word. The word piceous is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

P3I1C3E1O1U1S1

Is piceous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word piceous is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

P3I1C3E1O1U1S1

Is piceous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word piceous is a Words With Friends word. The word piceous is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4I1C4E1O1U2S1

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7-letter words (1 found)

PICEOUS,

6-letter words (2 found)

COPIES,COUPES,

5-letter words (15 found)

COPES,COPSE,COSIE,COUPE,COUPS,EPICS,PIOUS,PISCO,POISE,PUCES,SCOPE,SCOUP,SEPIC,SOUCE,SPICE,

4-letter words (38 found)

CEPS,COPE,COPS,COSE,COUP,CUES,CUPS,CUSP,ECOS,ECUS,EPIC,EPOS,EUOI,ICES,OPES,OPUS,OUPS,PECS,PESO,PICE,PICS,PIES,PISE,PISO,POIS,POSE,PUCE,SCOP,SCUP,SECO,SICE,SIPE,SOUP,SPEC,SPIC,SPIE,SPUE,SUPE,

3-letter words (41 found)

CEP,CIS,COP,COS,CUE,CUP,ECO,ECU,ICE,IOS,ISO,OES,OIS,OPE,OPS,OSE,OUP,OUS,PEC,PES,PIC,PIE,PIS,PIU,POI,POS,PSI,PUS,SEC,SEI,SIC,SIP,SOC,SOP,SOU,SUE,SUI,SUP,UPO,UPS,USE,

2-letter words (15 found)

ES,IO,IS,OE,OI,OP,OS,OU,PE,PI,PO,SI,SO,UP,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 113 words from piceous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of piceous

piceous

Etymology

From Latin piceus (“like pitch; pitch-black”) +‎ -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality). Piceus is derived from pix (“pitch, tar”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat; milk”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives indicating the sources of attributes). The English word is cognate with Italian piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”), Spanish piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɪ.sɪ.əs/, /ˈpaɪ-/, /paɪˈsiː.əs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪ.si.əs/, /ˈpaɪ-/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧ce‧ous

Adjective

piceous (comparative more piceous, superlative most piceous)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tar”); having a quality like pitch; pitchlike, pitchy.
  2. (chiefly entomology) Resembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.

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Further reading

  • pitch (resin) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org