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PALATOVELAR is valid in North America, not in Collins — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. PALATOVELAR is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

p3a1l1a1t1o1v4e1l1a1r1
Depends on the listPALATOVELAR · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PALATOVELAR?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.45
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.45%

Our own measure of how useful PALATOVELAR is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PALATOVELAR

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PALATOVELAR scores

Scrabble p3a1l1a1t1o1v4e1l1a1r1 16
Words with Friends p4a1l2a1t1o1v5e1l2a1r1 20

Face value of the 11 tiles in PALATOVELAR, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
a39
l24
t16
o18
v12
e112
r16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALATOVELAR has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PALATOVELAR

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1 longer words begin with PALATOVELAR.

Shorter words from the letters in PALATOVELAR

valproate14 alveolar11 lavatera11 patellar10 preallot10 overapt12 overlap12 palaver12 allover10 larvate10 lavolta10 levator10 overall10 vallate10 apteral9 palatal9 parella9 patella9 prolate9 lateral7 reallot7 plover11 vorpal11 avatar9 larvae9 larval9 lavolt9 revolt9 travel9 valeta9 vallar9 varlet9 vortal9 apolar8 earlap8 paella8 palate8 paleal8 pallae8 pallet8

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Common questions about PALATOVELAR

Is PALATOVELAR valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PALATOVELAR is not in it.
How many points is PALATOVELAR worth?
PALATOVELAR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PALATOVELAR?
PALATOVELAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PALATOVELAR:

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