PALLIATION is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PALLIATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALLIATION?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALLIATION is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALLIATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palliationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALLIATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PALLIATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALLIATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALLIATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The easing of pain or the effects of a disease without curing it, or the making of a fault seem less serious.
Palliation is the goal of palliative care, where comfort matters more than cure. The word also has a figurative use for excuses that soften blame.
How PALLIATION is used
Palliation is used in medicine and in formal discussion of excuses.
- The doctors focused on palliation rather than cure.
- Palliation of the symptoms allowed him to sleep.
- He offered no palliation for his mistake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALLIATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALLIATION
1 longer words begin with PALLIATION.
Shorter words from the letters in PALLIATION
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Common questions about PALLIATION
- Is PALLIATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALLIATION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALLIATION worth?
- PALLIATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALLIATION mean?
- The easing of pain or the effects of a disease without curing it, or the making of a fault seem less serious.
- What letters can be added to PALLIATION?
- PALLIATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PALLIATION:
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