PATH is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATH?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATH is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pathsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does PATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A way made or worn for walking.
Path belongs to a small group of English words whose final sound changes in the plural, alongside bath and mouth. Speakers make the change without ever noticing that they do.
How PATH is used
Countable: a path, two paths.
- A path worn across the grass in three weeks.
- The word path changes its final sound in the plural.
- Two paths meet below the bridge.
- Path, bath and mouth behave the same way.
- Nobody notices what happens to path in the plural.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PATH
The 4 tiles of PATH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PATH
Showing 24 of 62 words that begin with PATH.
Words ending in PATH
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in PATH. Useful as a back hook: play PATH onto a word already on the board.
Words with PATH inside
Showing 24 of 296 words that contain PATH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PATH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PATH
Common questions about PATH
- Is PATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATH, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATH worth?
- PATH is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATH mean?
- A way made or worn for walking.
- What letters can be added to PATH?
- PATH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PATH:
Open PATH in the Word Finder