PASTRAMI is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PASTRAMI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTRAMI?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASTRAMI is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTRAMI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pastramisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASTRAMI scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PASTRAMI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASTRAMI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASTRAMI mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Highly seasoned smoked beef, usually sliced thin and served in sandwiches.
Pastrami is made by curing beef, coating it in pepper and spices, then smoking and steaming it. Delicatessens in New York made it famous on rye bread with mustard. The meat is more peppery than corned beef.
How PASTRAMI is used
Common on delicatessen menus, usually in sandwiches.
- He ordered a pastrami on rye with pickles.
- The deli slices its pastrami by hand.
- Peppery pastrami topped the toasted bagel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTRAMI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASTRAMI
1 longer words begin with PASTRAMI.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTRAMI
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Common questions about PASTRAMI
- Is PASTRAMI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTRAMI, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTRAMI worth?
- PASTRAMI is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTRAMI mean?
- Highly seasoned smoked beef, usually sliced thin and served in sandwiches.
- What letters can be added to PASTRAMI?
- PASTRAMI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PASTRAMI:
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