PALACE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PALACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALACE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALACE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALACE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALACE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PALACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does PALACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very large and splendid building that is the official home of a monarch, bishop or other high ruler.
The word goes back to the Palatine Hill in Rome, where the emperors built their residences, and it passed through French into English. A palace usually holds state rooms for ceremony as well as private apartments, and some, such as Versailles, became museums. Loosely, people also call any grand building or entertainment hall a palace.
How PALACE is used
Common word; also used in names of cinemas and hotels.
- The king received the ambassador in the great hall of the palace.
- Tourists queued for hours outside the palace gates.
- The bishop lived in a modest palace beside the cathedral.
- A palace of gold and glass appears in the fairy tale.
- They toured the summer palace on the lake shore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALACE
2 longer words begin with PALACE.
Shorter words from the letters in PALACE
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Common questions about PALACE
- Is PALACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALACE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALACE worth?
- PALACE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALACE mean?
- A very large and splendid building that is the official home of a monarch, bishop or other high ruler.
- What letters can be added to PALACE?
- PALACE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PALACE:
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