PARTICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PARTICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PARTICLE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARTICLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARTICLE
Front hooks — 1
sparticleBack hooks — 1
particlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARTICLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PARTICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARTICLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PARTICLE
- All 8 letters of PARTICLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PARTICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very small piece or amount of something, such as a speck of dust.
Scientists speak of a particle when studying atoms, electrons and other tiny bits of matter. In grammar a particle is a small word like up or off that joins a verb in a phrase. Everyday speech uses it for the least trace of something.
How PARTICLE is used
Used in everyday, scientific and grammatical contexts for tiny pieces.
- Not a particle of dust remained on the shelf.
- The physicist tracked a particle through the detector.
- In "give up", the word up is a particle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PARTICLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PARTICLE
The 8 tiles of PARTICLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PARTICLE
3 longer words begin with PARTICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARTICLE
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Common questions about PARTICLE
- Is PARTICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PARTICLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PARTICLE worth?
- PARTICLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PARTICLE mean?
- A very small piece or amount of something, such as a speck of dust.
- What letters can be added to PARTICLE?
- PARTICLE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PARTICLE:
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