PARTERRE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PARTERRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARTERRE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARTERRE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARTERRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
parterresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARTERRE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARTERRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARTERRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PARTERRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A level garden space laid out in a decorative pattern of flower beds.
A formal parterre is planted in neat shapes with paths of gravel or turf between. In older theatres the same word names the ground-floor seating behind the orchestra.
How PARTERRE is used
Used about formal gardens and, less often, theatres.
- The palace has a parterre of clipped box and roses.
- We admired the parterre from the terrace above.
- Tickets for the parterre were cheaper than those for the boxes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARTERRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PARTERRE
1 longer words begin with PARTERRE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARTERRE
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Common questions about PARTERRE
- Is PARTERRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARTERRE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARTERRE worth?
- PARTERRE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARTERRE mean?
- A level garden space laid out in a decorative pattern of flower beds.
- What letters can be added to PARTERRE?
- PARTERRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARTERRE:
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