PALISADE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PALISADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALISADE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALISADE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALISADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALISADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PALISADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALISADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALISADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fence made of strong pointed stakes set upright and close together, used for defence.
Old forts and frontier camps leaned on a palisade as a cheap barrier that could be raised quickly from local timber. Today the word also covers a row of tall railings, and in geology a line of steep cliffs.
How PALISADE is used
Used in historical and military writing about forts, and loosely for any tall barrier of stakes or railings.
- The settlers built a palisade around the village before winter.
- A sharpened palisade of oak logs ran along the top of the bank.
- Guards patrolled the palisade through the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALISADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALISADE
2 longer words begin with PALISADE.
Shorter words from the letters in PALISADE
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Common questions about PALISADE
- Is PALISADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALISADE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALISADE worth?
- PALISADE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALISADE mean?
- A fence made of strong pointed stakes set upright and close together, used for defence.
- What letters can be added to PALISADE?
- PALISADE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PALISADE:
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