PALIMPSESTS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PALIMPSESTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALIMPSESTS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALIMPSESTS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALIMPSESTS
No single letter turns PALIMPSESTS into another word.
How PALIMPSESTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PALIMPSESTS, 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 | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALIMPSESTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALIMPSESTS mean in Scrabble?
PALIMPSESTS is the plural of PALIMPSEST.
PALIMPSEST(noun) — A manuscript page whose original writing was scraped away and written over, often leaving faint traces of the first text.
Shorter words from the letters in PALIMPSESTS
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Common questions about PALIMPSESTS
- Is PALIMPSESTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALIMPSESTS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALIMPSESTS worth?
- PALIMPSESTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PALIMPSESTS?
- No single letter can be added to PALIMPSESTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PALIMPSESTS:
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