PAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. PAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAL?
| 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 PAL is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAL scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about PAL
- The same 3 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 PAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A friend or close companion.
Pal came into English from Romani, where the word means brother, and it arrived in the eighteenth century through criminal slang before turning respectable. That path — from cant into ordinary speech — is a very common one.
How PAL is used
Countable. Also used as a slightly hostile form of address.
- An old pal from the days before either had a car.
- The word pal came into English from Romani.
- Listen, pal, that is not what was agreed.
- Two pals and a plan that was never going to work.
- They palled up on the first day and stayed in touch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAL
The 3 tiles of PAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PAL
Showing 24 of 564 words that begin with PAL.
Words ending in PAL
Showing 24 of 41 words that end in PAL. Useful as a back hook: play PAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAL inside
Showing 24 of 231 words that contain PAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAL
Common questions about PAL
- Is PAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAL worth?
- PAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAL mean?
- A friend or close companion.
- What letters can be added to PAL?
- PAL takes 8 hooks: 1 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PAL:
Open PAL in the Word Finder