PAT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. PAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAT?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAT is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about PAT
- The same 3 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 PAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light tap with the flat of the hand.
Pat as an adjective means suspiciously ready — a pat answer — and that sense came from something falling exactly into place, like a shaped piece of butter. Both meanings go back to the same idea of a small neat blow.
How PAT is used
Noun, verb and adjective. Patted, patting.
- A pat on the shoulder and no explanation at all.
- She patted the dog and it followed her home.
- The answer was too pat to be true.
- A pat of butter melting on the top.
- He had the whole story off pat by the second telling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PAT
The 3 tiles of PAT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PAT
Showing 24 of 401 words that begin with PAT.
Words ending in PAT
8 words end in PAT. Useful as a back hook: play PAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with PAT inside
Showing 24 of 855 words that contain PAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PAT
Common questions about PAT
- Is PAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAT worth?
- PAT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAT mean?
- A light tap with the flat of the hand.
- What letters can be added to PAT?
- PAT takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PAT:
Open PAT in the Word Finder