PALAVER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PALAVER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALAVER?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALAVER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALAVER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palaversChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALAVER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PALAVER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does PALAVER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Long and tiresome talk, or a fuss over something trivial.
Palaver can mean empty chatter or a needless commotion over small matters. Historically it also described discussions between traders and local people, though that sense is now rare.
How PALAVER is used
Palaver is informal and mildly critical, used for time-wasting talk and fuss.
- There was so much palaver about the simple form.
- I can't face all that palaver over a small repair.
- Skip the palaver and tell me what happened.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALAVER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALAVER
5 longer words begin with PALAVER.
Shorter words from the letters in PALAVER
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Common questions about PALAVER
- Is PALAVER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALAVER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALAVER worth?
- PALAVER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALAVER mean?
- Long and tiresome talk, or a fuss over something trivial.
- What letters can be added to PALAVER?
- PALAVER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PALAVER:
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