PASTORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PASTORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTORAL?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASTORAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTORAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASTORAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PASTORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASTORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASTORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to country life and shepherds, or to a priest's care of his congregation.
A pastoral scene shows fields, flocks and peace. In church use the word concerns the spiritual care a minister gives to people. As a noun it names a poem or painting about rural life.
How PASTORAL is used
Used about landscapes, literature and church duties.
- The painting showed a quiet pastoral landscape.
- The vicar took his pastoral duties seriously.
- Beethoven's sixth symphony is known as the Pastoral.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASTORAL
11 longer words begin with PASTORAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTORAL
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Common questions about PASTORAL
- Is PASTORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTORAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTORAL worth?
- PASTORAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTORAL mean?
- Relating to country life and shepherds, or to a priest's care of his congregation.
- What letters can be added to PASTORAL?
- PASTORAL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PASTORAL:
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