PALOMINO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PALOMINO 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 PALOMINO?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALOMINO is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALOMINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
palominosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALOMINO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PALOMINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALOMINO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALOMINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A horse with a golden or pale tan coat and a cream or white mane and tail.
The palomino is prized in parades and western films for its shining coat. Strictly, palomino describes a colour rather than a breed, and it appears across several breeds. The word also names a pale grape used in sherry making.
How PALOMINO is used
Refers to the golden horse colouring, and also to a grape grown for sherry.
- The rider led a palomino around the show ring.
- A palomino with a flowing white mane grazed beside the fence.
- Dry sherry is often made from the palomino grape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALOMINO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PALOMINO
1 longer words begin with PALOMINO.
Shorter words from the letters in PALOMINO
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Common questions about PALOMINO
- Is PALOMINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALOMINO, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALOMINO worth?
- PALOMINO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALOMINO mean?
- A horse with a golden or pale tan coat and a cream or white mane and tail.
- What letters can be added to PALOMINO?
- PALOMINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PALOMINO:
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