PERMIT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PERMIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PERMIT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERMIT is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERMIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
permitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PERMIT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PERMIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does PERMIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To give someone formal or informal consent to do something, or to make an action possible.
Permit is stronger than simply not stopping a thing, because it implies that someone with authority has agreed to it. The stress changes with the part of speech: the verb is stressed on the second syllable, while the noun, meaning a written authorisation, is stressed on the first. The word also names a large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic waters, popular with anglers.
How PERMIT is used
Common in official and everyday English alike; the noun sense is typical of rules, licences and building work.
- The council will not permit parking on this side of the street.
- Weather permitting, the match will start at noon, and a permit is not needed for entry.
- She asked the guard to permit them through the gate.
- A permit is required before anyone can build a fence that tall.
- Anglers on the flats hope to hook a permit before the tide turns.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PERMIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PERMIT
11 longer words begin with PERMIT.
Shorter words from the letters in PERMIT
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Common questions about PERMIT
- Is PERMIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PERMIT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PERMIT worth?
- PERMIT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PERMIT mean?
- To give someone formal or informal consent to do something, or to make an action possible.
- What letters can be added to PERMIT?
- PERMIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PERMIT:
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