PALINODE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PALINODE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALINODE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALINODE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALINODE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palinodesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALINODE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PALINODE, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALINODE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PALINODE
- All 8 letters of PALINODE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PALINODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A poem in which the author takes back something said in an earlier poem; a formal retraction.
The classical palinode is a poet's public change of mind, famously written by Stesichorus about Helen of Troy. Later writers used palinode more broadly for any open recantation of an earlier opinion. The word is learned and mainly belongs to literary criticism.
How PALINODE is used
Literary term; the variant palinody is not in this collection.
- The poet published a palinode to undo his earlier satire.
- Critics read the final chapter as a kind of palinode.
- In a long palinode he withdrew every harsh word about his rival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALINODE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALINODE
1 longer words begin with PALINODE.
Shorter words from the letters in PALINODE
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Common questions about PALINODE
- Is PALINODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALINODE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALINODE worth?
- PALINODE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALINODE mean?
- A poem in which the author takes back something said in an earlier poem; a formal retraction.
- What letters can be added to PALINODE?
- PALINODE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PALINODE:
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