PATELLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PATELLAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATELLAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATELLAR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATELLAR
No single letter turns PATELLAR into another word.
How PATELLAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PATELLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATELLAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATELLAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the patella, the flat bone at the front of the knee.
Doctors test the patellar reflex by tapping below the kneecap with a small hammer. The word also appears in knee injuries such as patellar tendon tears.
How PATELLAR is used
Used in medicine and sports injury reports.
- The doctor checked his patellar reflex with a rubber hammer.
- A patellar tendon injury kept her out of the season.
- The runner wore a patellar strap for support.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATELLAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PATELLAR
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Common questions about PATELLAR
- Is PATELLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATELLAR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATELLAR worth?
- PATELLAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATELLAR mean?
- Relating to the patella, the flat bone at the front of the knee.
- What letters can be added to PATELLAR?
- No single letter can be added to PATELLAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PATELLAR:
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