PALMERWORM is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PALMERWORM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALMERWORM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALMERWORM is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALMERWORM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palmerwormsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALMERWORM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PALMERWORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALMERWORM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALMERWORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A hairy caterpillar that appears in swarms and strips leaves from plants and fruit trees.
The palmerworm is named for the way it wanders about like a pilgrim, or palmer, devouring foliage. The word appears in the Bible as a destructive pest. In America it names the larvae of certain moths that damage orchards.
How PALMERWORM is used
Found in older biblical language and in orchard pest lists.
- A palmerworm stripped the apple leaves in a week.
- The prophet wrote of the locust and the palmerworm.
- Growers spray to control the palmerworm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALMERWORM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALMERWORM
1 longer words begin with PALMERWORM.
Shorter words from the letters in PALMERWORM
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Common questions about PALMERWORM
- Is PALMERWORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALMERWORM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALMERWORM worth?
- PALMERWORM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALMERWORM mean?
- A hairy caterpillar that appears in swarms and strips leaves from plants and fruit trees.
- What letters can be added to PALMERWORM?
- PALMERWORM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PALMERWORM:
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