PADRE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PADRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PADRE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PADRE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PADRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
padresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PADRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PADRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about PADRE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 PADRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal title for a priest or chaplain, especially one serving with the armed forces.
Soldiers, sailors and airmen commonly call their chaplain padre, borrowing the Italian and Spanish word for father that missionaries and colonial clergy carried into English centuries ago. Troops use it both as a direct form of address and when talking about him among themselves, and the habit has stuck mainly within military and, to a lesser extent, naval or expedition life. The same casual habit turns up now and then outside barracks, in regions with a Spanish or Italian missionary past, where people still greet any clergyman this way. Its warmth sets it apart from stiffer forms such as reverend or father, which sound distant by comparison.
How PADRE is used
Informal, used mainly in military contexts as a friendly title for a chaplain, and occasionally for a priest more generally.
- The wounded soldier asked for the padre before the operation.
- Padre Wilson led the short service at dawn.
- The regiment's padre visited every ward in the field hospital.
- She thanked the padre for his kind words at the funeral.
- New recruits soon learned to trust the padre with their worries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PADRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PADRE
The 5 tiles of PADRE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PADRE
1 longer words begin with PADRE.
Words ending in PADRE
1 words end in PADRE. Useful as a back hook: play PADRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PADRE inside
1 words contain PADRE in the middle. Words that start with PADRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PADRE
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Common questions about PADRE
- Is PADRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PADRE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PADRE worth?
- PADRE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PADRE mean?
- An informal title for a priest or chaplain, especially one serving with the armed forces.
- What letters can be added to PADRE?
- PADRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PADRE:
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