PASTY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PASTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASTY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASTY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASTY
No single letter turns PASTY into another word.
How PASTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PASTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about PASTY
- The same 5 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 PASTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Pale and unhealthy-looking, especially describing a person's face or complexion, often as if from illness, tiredness, or lack of sunlight.
A pasty complexion suggests someone has spent too little time outdoors or is recovering from illness, since the description compares the skin to the pale, dense look of raw pastry dough. Writers reach for pasty to describe a character quickly, since a single pasty face can suggest sickness, fear, or exhaustion without needing further explanation. The word is unrelated to the meat-filled pastry of the same spelling, though both trace back to the same idea of pale, dough-like pastry.
How PASTY is used
Used mainly to describe a person's complexion, almost always in a slightly unflattering or sympathetic tone.
- He looked pasty after three days confined to bed with the flu.
- Months without sunlight left the office workers looking pasty and tired.
- Her pasty face turned even paler when she heard the news.
- The actor was made up to look pasty and sickly for the role.
- A pasty complexion and dark circles gave away his sleepless week.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PASTY
The 5 tiles of PASTY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PASTY
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Common questions about PASTY
- Is PASTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASTY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASTY worth?
- PASTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASTY mean?
- Pale and unhealthy-looking, especially describing a person's face or complexion, often as if from illness, tiredness, or lack of sunlight.
- What letters can be added to PASTY?
- No single letter can be added to PASTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PASTY:
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