PALY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PALY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PALY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PALY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PALY
No single letter turns PALY into another word.
How PALY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PALY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does PALY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
Divided into vertical stripes, in heraldry.
The bands must be even in number, and the count is always given separately in a blazon. There is a distinct term for every direction such a band can run, and paly is the one that stands upright.
How PALY is used
After the noun, in blazon. Heraldic.
- A shield paly of six in two colours.
- The word paly means divided vertically.
- Heraldry uses paly and three other words for other directions.
- Paly always takes an even number of bands.
- A paly field is described with its count.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PALY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PALY
The 4 tiles of PALY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PALY
7 longer words begin with PALY.
Shorter words from the letters in PALY
Common questions about PALY
- Is PALY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PALY worth?
- PALY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PALY mean?
- Divided into vertical stripes, in heraldry.
- What letters can be added to PALY?
- No single letter can be added to PALY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PALY:
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