PALTRINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PALTRINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALTRINESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALTRINESS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALTRINESS
No single letter turns PALTRINESS into another word.
How PALTRINESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PALTRINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PALTRINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PALTRINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being small, petty or of very little value.
Paltriness carries scorn, suggesting something is not merely small but embarrassingly so. It is typically used about sums of money, offers or excuses.
How PALTRINESS is used
Paltriness is used to criticise amounts, gestures or reasons.
- He was struck by the paltriness of the reward.
- The paltriness of the excuse insulted everyone.
- Workers complained about the paltriness of their pay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALTRINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALTRINESS
The 10 tiles of PALTRINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PALTRINESS
1 longer words begin with PALTRINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in PALTRINESS
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Common questions about PALTRINESS
- Is PALTRINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALTRINESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALTRINESS worth?
- PALTRINESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALTRINESS mean?
- The quality of being small, petty or of very little value.
- What letters can be added to PALTRINESS?
- No single letter can be added to PALTRINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PALTRINESS:
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