PALSY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PALSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALSY?
| 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 PALSY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALSY
No single letter turns PALSY into another word.
How PALSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PALSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about PALSY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PALSY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A condition marked by paralysis and often uncontrollable tremors, resulting from disease or damage to the nerves or muscles.
Palsy describes a loss of muscle control that ranges from a slight, persistent tremor to complete paralysis of a limb or part of the body, depending on which nerves are affected. The word appears most often today in compound medical terms, such as cerebral palsy, a group of disorders affecting movement from early childhood, and Bell's palsy, a temporary weakness of the muscles on one side of the face. Outside medicine, older writing sometimes uses palsy more loosely for any shaking caused by fear, age, or illness.
How PALSY is used
Mainly medical, especially in compound terms like cerebral palsy and Bell's palsy; occasionally used more loosely for trembling in older writing.
- The doctor explained how cerebral palsy affects muscle coordination.
- Bell's palsy left one side of his face temporarily drooping.
- Her hands shook with a palsy that worsened under stress.
- The old man's palsy made it hard for him to hold a cup steady.
- Researchers study new therapies for children born with palsy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALSY
The 5 tiles of PALSY in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PALSY
2 longer words begin with PALSY.
Shorter words from the letters in PALSY
Common questions about PALSY
- Is PALSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALSY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALSY worth?
- PALSY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALSY mean?
- A condition marked by paralysis and often uncontrollable tremors, resulting from disease or damage to the nerves or muscles.
- What letters can be added to PALSY?
- No single letter can be added to PALSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PALSY:
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