PALE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about PALE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 PALE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having skin, colour or light that is lighter or fainter than usual, especially from illness, fear or shock.
Pale describes a lack of the normal colour or brightness in something. A face turns pale with fright, a pale blue paint looks washed out next to a bright one, and pale light barely lifts the dark. All three uses share the same sense of colour drained away.
How PALE is used
Common; also used as a verb, "to pale", meaning to become pale or to seem less important by comparison.
- Her face went pale when she heard the news.
- He chose a pale shade of green for the walls.
- The pale morning light crept through the curtains.
- Compared with last year, this result seems pale by comparison.
- The patient looked pale and tired after the operation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALE
The 4 tiles of PALE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with PALE
Showing 24 of 95 words that begin with PALE.
Words ending in PALE
5 words end in PALE. Useful as a back hook: play PALE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PALE inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain PALE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PALE
Common questions about PALE
- Is PALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALE worth?
- PALE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALE mean?
- Having skin, colour or light that is lighter or fainter than usual, especially from illness, fear or shock.
- What letters can be added to PALE?
- PALE takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PALE:
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