PANTHER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PANTHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANTHER?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANTHER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANTHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
panthersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANTHER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PANTHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does PANTHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large wild cat, especially a black leopard, and in America sometimes a puma or jaguar.
The word panther is not a separate species in most cases. A black panther is usually a leopard or jaguar with dark colouring, and in parts of America the name is applied to the puma.
How PANTHER is used
Panther is used for big cats in nature writing, sports team names and fiction.
- A black panther stalked through the dark forest.
- The panther leapt silently onto the branch.
- The school team is called the Panthers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANTHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANTHER
5 longer words begin with PANTHER.
Shorter words from the letters in PANTHER
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Common questions about PANTHER
- Is PANTHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANTHER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANTHER worth?
- PANTHER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANTHER mean?
- A large wild cat, especially a black leopard, and in America sometimes a puma or jaguar.
- What letters can be added to PANTHER?
- PANTHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PANTHER:
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