PALMISTRY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PALMISTRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALMISTRY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALMISTRY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALMISTRY
No single letter turns PALMISTRY into another word.
How PALMISTRY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PALMISTRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALMISTRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PALMISTRY
- All 9 letters of PALMISTRY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PALMISTRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The practice of reading a hand to claim insight into a person character or future.
Followers of palmistry study the lines, mounds and shape of the palm for meaning. Science gives it no support, so it is usually treated as entertainment or folklore. Fairground fortune tellers made palmistry a familiar sight.
How PALMISTRY is used
Used for fortune telling; the older learned term for it is chiromancy.
- She took up palmistry as a hobby at university.
- The booth at the fair offered palmistry for a few coins.
- He did not believe in palmistry but let her read his hand.
- A book on palmistry sat on the shelf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALMISTRY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PALMISTRY
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Common questions about PALMISTRY
- Is PALMISTRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALMISTRY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALMISTRY worth?
- PALMISTRY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALMISTRY mean?
- The practice of reading a hand to claim insight into a person character or future.
- What letters can be added to PALMISTRY?
- No single letter can be added to PALMISTRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PALMISTRY:
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