PARDI is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PARDI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARDI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARDI is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARDI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pardieChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PARDI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PARDI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about PARDI
- The same 5 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 PARDI mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaicliterary
An archaic interjection meaning certainly or indeed, used as a mild oath; a variant of pardee.
Writers of earlier English reached for pardi much as a modern speaker might say certainly or indeed, tucking it into a sentence to add emphasis without swearing outright. The word comes from the old French oath par dieu, meaning by God, worn down over time into a gentler exclamation that no longer felt like a genuine invocation of God's name. Shakespeare and other writers of his period used pardi and its several spelling variants, including pardee, pardie and perdie, interchangeably to fit the rhythm of a line of verse. Modern readers meet the word almost exclusively in editions of older literature, where footnotes usually gloss it as an emphatic yes or truly.
How PARDI is used
Archaic and literary, met mainly in older English texts and their modern editions rather than in current speech.
- Pardi, said the old knight, I shall not yield this ground.
- The chronicler swore, pardi, that the tale was true.
- Pardi, quoth she, you have spoken fairly enough.
- The footnote explained that pardi simply meant indeed.
- He answered pardi to every doubt raised against him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARDI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARDI
The 5 tiles of PARDI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PARDI
2 longer words begin with PARDI.
Words with PARDI inside
11 words contain PARDI in the middle. Words that start with PARDI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PARDI
Common questions about PARDI
- Is PARDI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARDI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARDI worth?
- PARDI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARDI mean?
- An archaic interjection meaning certainly or indeed, used as a mild oath; a variant of pardee.
- What letters can be added to PARDI?
- PARDI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PARDI:
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