PALATINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PALATINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALATINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALATINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALATINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palatinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALATINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PALATINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALATINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALATINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Having royal powers within one's own territory, or relating to the palate bones.
In history a palatine lord ruled his county almost as a king would, which is why such lands were called palatinates. In anatomy the same word names bones of the skull, near the roof of the mouth.
How PALATINE is used
Used in historical writing about counts and earls, and in anatomy.
- The palatine earl held courts and minted coins in his own right.
- The surgeon pointed to the palatine bone on the model skull.
- Durham was once ruled as a palatine county.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALATINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALATINE
1 longer words begin with PALATINE.
Shorter words from the letters in PALATINE
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Common questions about PALATINE
- Is PALATINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALATINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALATINE worth?
- PALATINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALATINE mean?
- Having royal powers within one's own territory, or relating to the palate bones.
- What letters can be added to PALATINE?
- PALATINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PALATINE:
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