PADRONE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PADRONE 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 PADRONE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PADRONE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PADRONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
padronesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PADRONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PADRONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What stands out about PADRONE
- The same 7 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 PADRONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A master, boss or proprietor, especially the owner of an Italian inn.
Its older uses cover an innkeeper, a ship captain and an employer who exploits immigrant workers. Context decides which, and every sense of padrone shares the idea of someone holding authority over others.
How PADRONE is used
Padrone is an Italian loanword seen in historical and travel writing.
- The padrone of the little hotel poured the coffee himself.
- Workers owed money to the padrone who had brought them over.
- The padrone shouted orders from the doorway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PADRONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PADRONE
The 7 tiles of PADRONE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PADRONE
1 longer words begin with PADRONE.
Shorter words from the letters in PADRONE
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Common questions about PADRONE
- Is PADRONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PADRONE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PADRONE worth?
- PADRONE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PADRONE mean?
- A master, boss or proprietor, especially the owner of an Italian inn.
- What letters can be added to PADRONE?
- PADRONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PADRONE:
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