PALTER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PALTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALTER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALTER is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paltersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PALTER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PALTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does PALTER mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalliterary
To speak or act evasively and insincerely, especially by twisting the truth or making promises one does not mean to keep.
A person who palters does not tell a flat lie so much as dodge the truth with half-answers, technicalities, and shifting terms, so a listener is left with a false impression without a single provably false sentence. The word gained its lasting sense of treachery partly through Shakespeare, who used palter for the witches' misleading, double-tongued promises in Macbeth. Older writers also used palter for haggling over a price, a sense now largely gone from everyday use.
How PALTER is used
Formal and literary; usually describes evasive, misleading speech or dealing rather than plain lying.
- The minister was accused of paltering with the committee rather than answering directly.
- She refused to palter over the contract's wording and insisted on a clear promise.
- He would palter and hedge whenever the subject of money came up.
- The witness seemed to palter with the lawyer, giving answers that were technically true but misleading.
- Rather than palter with excuses, the manager admitted the mistake outright.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALTER
The 6 tiles of PALTER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PALTER
5 longer words begin with PALTER.
Shorter words from the letters in PALTER
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Common questions about PALTER
- Is PALTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALTER, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALTER worth?
- PALTER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALTER mean?
- To speak or act evasively and insincerely, especially by twisting the truth or making promises one does not mean to keep.
- What letters can be added to PALTER?
- PALTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PALTER:
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