PALTRY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PALTRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALTRY?
| 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 PALTRY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALTRY
No single letter turns PALTRY into another word.
How PALTRY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PALTRY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about PALTRY
- PALTRY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 PALTRY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Very small in amount or value, to a degree that seems almost insulting.
Paltry carries scorn: a paltry sum is not just little, it is less than the task deserved. People use it for pay, offers, excuses and efforts that fall short of what was expected. The word likely goes back to a dialect term for rubbish or scraps, which would explain its dismissive tone.
How PALTRY is used
Everyday but critical; usually attached to money, effort or an excuse.
- They offered a paltry sum for a week of hard work.
- It was a paltry excuse and nobody believed it.
- Only a paltry crowd of twenty turned up to the opening.
- He felt ashamed of such a paltry gift.
- Her paltry savings could not cover the repair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALTRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALTRY
The 6 tiles of PALTRY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PALTRY
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Common questions about PALTRY
- Is PALTRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALTRY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALTRY worth?
- PALTRY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALTRY mean?
- Very small in amount or value, to a degree that seems almost insulting.
- What letters can be added to PALTRY?
- No single letter can be added to PALTRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PALTRY:
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