PADDER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PADDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PADDER?
| 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 PADDER 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 PADDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paddersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PADDER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PADDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about PADDER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PADDER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person or machine that pads, and in older English a thief who robbed travellers on foot.
Padder is simply someone or something that pads, such as a worker stuffing a cushion. In textile mills the word names a machine that presses dye or finish into cloth between rollers. Older books use it for the footpad, a highwayman without a horse, from pad meaning a road.
How PADDER is used
The robber sense is historical; the machine sense is technical.
- The mill installed a new padder to dye the cotton evenly.
- Travellers on the lonely road feared the padder more than the weather.
- A padder in the upholstery shop filled each seat by hand.
- The padder squeezed the cloth between two heavy rollers.
- In the old ballad a padder waits behind the hedge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PADDER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PADDER
The 6 tiles of PADDER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PADDER
1 longer words begin with PADDER.
Shorter words from the letters in PADDER
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Common questions about PADDER
- Is PADDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PADDER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PADDER worth?
- PADDER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PADDER mean?
- A person or machine that pads, and in older English a thief who robbed travellers on foot.
- What letters can be added to PADDER?
- PADDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PADDER:
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