PALIMPSEST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PALIMPSEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALIMPSEST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALIMPSEST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALIMPSEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palimpsestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALIMPSEST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PALIMPSEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALIMPSEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALIMPSEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A manuscript page whose original writing was scraped away and written over, often leaving faint traces of the first text.
Scholars prize a palimpsest because modern imaging can sometimes recover the lost writing beneath. Figuratively, the word describes any place or thing that still shows layers of its earlier history.
How PALIMPSEST is used
Used literally for reused parchment and figuratively for layered places or memories.
- Researchers read the hidden prayer book beneath the palimpsest.
- The old city is a palimpsest of Roman, medieval, and modern streets.
- Her memory felt like a palimpsest of overlapping summers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALIMPSEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALIMPSEST
1 longer words begin with PALIMPSEST.
Shorter words from the letters in PALIMPSEST
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Common questions about PALIMPSEST
- Is PALIMPSEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALIMPSEST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALIMPSEST worth?
- PALIMPSEST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALIMPSEST mean?
- A manuscript page whose original writing was scraped away and written over, often leaving faint traces of the first text.
- What letters can be added to PALIMPSEST?
- PALIMPSEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PALIMPSEST:
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