PATOIS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PATOIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATOIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATOIS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATOIS
No single letter turns PATOIS into another word.
How PATOIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PATOIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does PATOIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A regional or social dialect of a language, often regarded by speakers of the standard language as informal or nonstandard.
Patois usually develops among a particular region, class, or community and can differ sharply from the official, standardized form of the same language in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. The term entered English from French, where it originally described any regional speech considered less prestigious than the language taught in schools or used in official writing. Linguists today try to avoid the word's old dismissive tone and often prefer neutral terms like dialect or vernacular, though patois remains common in everyday and historical writing. Caribbean English creoles, for example, are still widely and affectionately called patois by their own speakers.
How PATOIS is used
Common in everyday and historical writing about regional speech; can sound informal or mildly dismissive in linguistic contexts.
- The villagers spoke a patois that outsiders found hard to follow.
- Her grandmother still used the old rural patois at home.
- The novel captured the local patois in its dialogue.
- Jamaican patois blends English with West African language patterns.
- Linguists recorded the patois before its last speakers died out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATOIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PATOIS
The 6 tiles of PATOIS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PATOIS
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Common questions about PATOIS
- Is PATOIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATOIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATOIS worth?
- PATOIS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATOIS mean?
- A regional or social dialect of a language, often regarded by speakers of the standard language as informal or nonstandard.
- What letters can be added to PATOIS?
- No single letter can be added to PATOIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PATOIS:
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