PALEOCENE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. PALEOCENE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
p3a1l1e1o1c3e1n1e1
PlayablePALEOCENE · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PALEOCENE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.44%
Our own measure of how useful PALEOCENE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALEOCENE
No single letter turns PALEOCENE into another word.
How PALEOCENE scores
Scrabble p3a1l1e1o1c3e1n1e1 13
Words with Friends p4a1l2e1o1c4e1n2e1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in PALEOCENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALEOCENE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PALEOCENE
noplace11 pencel10 alpeen8 elance8 enlace8 eocene8 loanee6 caple9 capon9 cleep9 clepe9 copal9 copen9 pance9 peace9 pecan9 peece9 pence9 place9 ponce9 ancle7 canoe7 clean7 clone7 elope7 elpee7 lance7 nopal7 ocean7 olpae7 paeon7 panel7 pelon7 penal7 plane7 plena7 pleon7 alone5 anele5 anole5
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Common questions about PALEOCENE
- Is PALEOCENE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PALEOCENE is not in it.
- How many points is PALEOCENE worth?
- PALEOCENE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PALEOCENE?
- No single letter can be added to PALEOCENE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PALEOCENE:
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