PASTIL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PASTIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTIL?
| 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 PASTIL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASTIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PASTIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about PASTIL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PASTIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A small molded lozenge or cone, either a flavored sweet meant to dissolve in the mouth or a scented paste burned like incense.
Pastil is an older, less common spelling of pastille, and both forms describe a compact shape pressed or rolled from a soft paste before it is set or dried. In medicine and confectionery, a pastil could be a throat lozenge flavored to soothe coughing, while in perfumery a cone-shaped pastil was lit and left to smolder so its aromatic smoke would scent a room. The word survives today mostly in older texts and in the names of specific candies or incense products rather than in everyday speech. Because pastille is now the standard spelling, pastil itself reads as slightly old-fashioned.
How PASTIL is used
Somewhat old-fashioned; the spelling pastille is now far more common in current use.
- The apothecary sold a pastil meant to ease a sore throat.
- She lit a pastil of incense before the guests arrived.
- The recipe called for rolling the paste into a small pastil.
- Old catalogues advertised a pastil for scenting a sickroom.
- He kept a tin of throat pastils by his desk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PASTIL
The 6 tiles of PASTIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PASTIL
4 longer words begin with PASTIL.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTIL
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Common questions about PASTIL
- Is PASTIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTIL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTIL worth?
- PASTIL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTIL mean?
- A small molded lozenge or cone, either a flavored sweet meant to dissolve in the mouth or a scented paste burned like incense.
- What letters can be added to PASTIL?
- PASTIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PASTIL:
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