PALLBEARER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PALLBEARER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALLBEARER?
| 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 PALLBEARER is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALLBEARER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pallbearersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALLBEARER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PALLBEARER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALLBEARER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALLBEARER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who helps to carry or walk beside a coffin at a funeral.
The name comes from the pall, the cloth once laid over the coffin, which these attendants originally held. Being chosen as a pallbearer is usually an honour given to close friends and relatives of the person who has died.
How PALLBEARER is used
Used in funeral settings, usually for six or eight chosen mourners.
- His three sons served as pallbearer along with his brother.
- Each pallbearer wore a black suit and a grey tie.
- She asked an old classmate to be a pallbearer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALLBEARER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALLBEARER
1 longer words begin with PALLBEARER.
Shorter words from the letters in PALLBEARER
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Common questions about PALLBEARER
- Is PALLBEARER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALLBEARER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALLBEARER worth?
- PALLBEARER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALLBEARER mean?
- A person who helps to carry or walk beside a coffin at a funeral.
- What letters can be added to PALLBEARER?
- PALLBEARER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PALLBEARER:
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