PALP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PALP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PALP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does PALP mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, jointed sensory appendage near the mouth of an insect, crustacean, or other arthropod.
A palp functions mainly as an organ of touch and taste, helping the animal examine food before it is eaten. Insects typically carry two pairs of palps, one attached near the maxillae and another near the labium.
How PALP is used
A specialized zoological term; the plural form is palps.
- Under the microscope, the beetle palp moved rapidly over the food.
- Each palp on the insect head helped it sense nearby particles.
- The spider extended a palp to test the surface in front of it.
- Scientists counted the segments of the palp to identify the species.
- The moth palps curved forward beneath its antennae.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALP
The 4 tiles of PALP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PALP
Showing 24 of 37 words that begin with PALP.
Words ending in PALP
1 words end in PALP. Useful as a back hook: play PALP onto a word already on the board.
Words with PALP inside
9 words contain PALP in the middle. Words that start with PALP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PALP
Common questions about PALP
- Is PALP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALP worth?
- PALP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALP mean?
- A small, jointed sensory appendage near the mouth of an insect, crustacean, or other arthropod.
- What letters can be added to PALP?
- PALP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PALP:
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