PALPAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PALPAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALPAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALPAL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALPAL
No single letter turns PALPAL into another word.
How PALPAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PALPAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,519 thousand.
What does PALPAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to a palp, the small feeler near the mouth of an insect or other arthropod.
Palpal is a descriptive term used by entomologists when they compare the mouth parts of different species. A palpal organ on a male spider, for example, is the modified tip of the feeler that carries sperm. The word is built on palp, itself a shortened form of the Latin palpus.
How PALPAL is used
Technical term in biology.
- The palpal segments of the beetle are covered in fine hairs.
- A male spider is identified by the shape of its palpal organ.
- Palpal length separates the two very similar flies.
- She drew the palpal tip under the microscope.
- The key lists a palpal feature for each species.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALPAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALPAL
The 6 tiles of PALPAL in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PALPAL
Common questions about PALPAL
- Is PALPAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALPAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALPAL worth?
- PALPAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALPAL mean?
- Relating to a palp, the small feeler near the mouth of an insect or other arthropod.
- What letters can be added to PALPAL?
- No single letter can be added to PALPAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PALPAL:
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