PASTEDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PASTEDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTEDOWN?
| 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 PASTEDOWN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTEDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pastedownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASTEDOWN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PASTEDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASTEDOWN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PASTEDOWN
- All 9 letters of PASTEDOWN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PASTEDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
The part of an endpaper that is glued flat to the inside of a book's cover.
Bookbinders speak of the pastedown when they describe how a book's inner lining is fixed to its board. A loose or stained pastedown is one of the first things a collector checks in an old volume.
How PASTEDOWN is used
Technical term used in bookbinding, antiquarian bookselling and library conservation.
- The bookplate was stuck to the front pastedown.
- A tear in the pastedown showed the board beneath.
- The binder replaced the damaged pastedown with fresh paper.
- The dealer described the pastedown as clean and bright.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTEDOWN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASTEDOWN
1 longer words begin with PASTEDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTEDOWN
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Common questions about PASTEDOWN
- Is PASTEDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTEDOWN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTEDOWN worth?
- PASTEDOWN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTEDOWN mean?
- The part of an endpaper that is glued flat to the inside of a book's cover.
- What letters can be added to PASTEDOWN?
- PASTEDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PASTEDOWN:
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