Definitions for picquet

picquet pic·quet

Spelling: [pi-key, -ket]
IPA: /pɪˈkeɪ, -ˈkɛt/

Picquet is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 20 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in picquet (ceipqtu).

Definitions for picquet

noun

  1. piquet.
  2. a card game played by two persons with a pack of 32 cards, the cards from deuces to sixes being excluded.

Origin of picquet

From French, dating back to 1640-50; See origin at pic2, -et

Examples for picquet

He turned and started noisily in the direction taken by picquet.

Being there, it was not permitted me to escape, and I sat down to picquet with the others.

I won seven shillings to-night at picquet: I play twice a year or so.

picquet, unastonished, gave him a heavy, bovine look of inquiry.

picquet shrugged his shoulders, turned on his heel in silence.

I hope Ppt is luckier at picquet with the Dean and Mrs. Walls.

Perhaps our comrade might feel better over a hand at picquet.

Now, let us hear no more of the cub, but have our picquet in peace.

Presently the king came in, and played a game with Lina at picquet.

They gave me choice of whist, or picquet, or quinze, or hazard.

Word Value for picquet
Scrable

20

Words with friends

23

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