PAILLARD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PAILLARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAILLARD?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAILLARD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAILLARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paillardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAILLARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAILLARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAILLARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PAILLARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin slice of meat, usually veal or chicken, pounded flat and quickly grilled.
In French-style cooking a paillard is prized because pounding makes the meat cook evenly in minutes. Restaurants often serve a chicken paillard with a simple salad or lemon. The thin cut is the whole point of the dish.
How PAILLARD is used
A cooking term from French cuisine; also used on menus.
- The chef served a veal paillard with arugula and lemon.
- She pounded the chicken into a paillard before grilling it.
- A paillard cooks so quickly that it must be watched closely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAILLARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAILLARD
The 8 tiles of PAILLARD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PAILLARD
1 longer words begin with PAILLARD.
Shorter words from the letters in PAILLARD
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Common questions about PAILLARD
- Is PAILLARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAILLARD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAILLARD worth?
- PAILLARD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAILLARD mean?
- A thin slice of meat, usually veal or chicken, pounded flat and quickly grilled.
- What letters can be added to PAILLARD?
- PAILLARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAILLARD:
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