PARDON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PARDON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARDON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARDON is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARDON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pardonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARDON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PARDON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does PARDON mean in Scrabble?
noun
Forgiveness for an offence, or an official release from the legal punishment for a crime.
A pardon can be personal, as when one friend forgives another, or legal, as when a president or monarch cancels a sentence. As a polite phrase, pardon asks someone to repeat what they said or excuses a small interruption. The verb means to forgive or to excuse. The word comes from Old French pardoner, to grant freely.
How PARDON is used
Common in legal, polite and everyday use.
- The governor granted a full pardon to the prisoner.
- I beg your pardon, I did not catch your name.
- Pardon me, is this seat taken?
- She asked for his pardon and he gave it gladly.
- The king offered a pardon to any rebel who laid down arms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARDON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARDON
11 longer words begin with PARDON.
Shorter words from the letters in PARDON
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Common questions about PARDON
- Is PARDON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARDON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARDON worth?
- PARDON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARDON mean?
- Forgiveness for an offence, or an official release from the legal punishment for a crime.
- What letters can be added to PARDON?
- PARDON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PARDON:
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