PARGETTING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PARGETTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARGETTING?
| 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 PARGETTING is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARGETTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pargettingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARGETTING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PARGETTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARGETTING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARGETTING mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Decorative or protective plaster applied to walls, often with patterns pressed into it.
Old timber-framed houses in East Anglia are famous for pargetting, where craftsmen mould flowers, birds and scrolls into the plaster of the outer wall. The double-t spelling is a variant of the usual pargeting.
How PARGETTING is used
Used by builders, conservation experts and writers on old British houses.
- The cottage is known for its elaborate pargetting.
- Skilled workers restored the pargetting on the front wall.
- Pargetting in the shape of a stag decorated the inn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARGETTING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARGETTING
1 longer words begin with PARGETTING.
Shorter words from the letters in PARGETTING
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Common questions about PARGETTING
- Is PARGETTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARGETTING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARGETTING worth?
- PARGETTING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARGETTING mean?
- Decorative or protective plaster applied to walls, often with patterns pressed into it.
- What letters can be added to PARGETTING?
- PARGETTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PARGETTING:
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