PALINDROME is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PALINDROME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALINDROME?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALINDROME is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALINDROME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palindromesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALINDROME scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PALINDROME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALINDROME has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PALINDROME
- All 10 letters of PALINDROME are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PALINDROME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards and backwards.
Madam and racecar are classic examples, and longer sentences can work if spaces and punctuation are ignored. Puzzle fans and programmers enjoy testing whether a given string is a palindrome.
How PALINDROME is used
Used in wordplay and computing exercises, where a palindrome is checked letter by letter.
- "Level" is a palindrome.
- The date 12/02/2021 is a palindrome in some formats.
- Write a program that tests whether a string is a palindrome.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALINDROME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALINDROME
1 longer words begin with PALINDROME.
Shorter words from the letters in PALINDROME
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Common questions about PALINDROME
- Is PALINDROME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALINDROME, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALINDROME worth?
- PALINDROME is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALINDROME mean?
- A word, phrase or number that reads the same forwards and backwards.
- What letters can be added to PALINDROME?
- PALINDROME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PALINDROME:
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