PALMETTO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PALMETTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALMETTO?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALMETTO is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALMETTO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palmettosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALMETTO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PALMETTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALMETTO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALMETTO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small fan palm with broad, stiff leaves, native to the southern United States and nearby regions.
Palmetto thickets crowd the sandy coastline of the Southeast, where their leaves were once woven into hats and baskets. South Carolina even puts the tree on its flag. The name comes from Spanish for little palm.
How PALMETTO is used
Names fan palms of the American South and the Caribbean, often as a state symbol.
- A palmetto grew beside the porch, its fronds rattling in the wind.
- Wild palmetto covered the dunes behind the beach.
- Children cut palmetto leaves to make fans.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALMETTO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALMETTO
The 8 tiles of PALMETTO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PALMETTO
2 longer words begin with PALMETTO.
Shorter words from the letters in PALMETTO
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Common questions about PALMETTO
- Is PALMETTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALMETTO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALMETTO worth?
- PALMETTO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALMETTO mean?
- A small fan palm with broad, stiff leaves, native to the southern United States and nearby regions.
- What letters can be added to PALMETTO?
- PALMETTO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PALMETTO:
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