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piquant

/ˈpiːkənt/•adjective

Piquant is also used as adjective, with meanings including having an agreeably pungent taste.

3 meanings7 lettersScrabble 18

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

ANT

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “PIQUANT” Mean?

/ˈpiːkənt/

piquant has 3 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

3 senses

having an agreeably pungent taste

Synonyms

savory savoury zesty

engagingly stimulating or provocative

“a piquant wit”

“salty language”

Synonyms

salty

attracting or delighting

“an engaging frankness”

“a piquant face with large appealing eyes”

Synonyms

engaging

Synonyms for PIQUANT

savory savoury zesty salty engaging

Scrabble Score

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Word Intelligence

Explore the word piquant with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

having an agreeably pungent taste

Length

7 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

P, I, Q, U, A, N, T

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for piquant.

PIQUANT is a 7-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 18.

It starts with P and ends with T.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 43%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCDEFG.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using piquant in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★★

PIQUANT can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

PIQUANT is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

PIQUANT can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

PIQUANT uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside piquant.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCDEFG

CV Pattern

CVCVVCC

Vowel Share

43%

Consonant Share

57%

Bigrams

PI, IQ, QU, UA, AN, NT

Trigrams

PIQ, IQU, QUA, UAN, ANT

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for piquant.

PIQUANT is a 7-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with P and ends with T, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.