PATROL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PATROL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATROL?
| 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 PATROL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATROL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
patrolsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATROL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PATROL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does PATROL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move regularly through an area or along a route in order to guard it, watch for trouble, or check that everything is in order.
Soldiers, police officers, and security guards patrol an area by walking, driving, or otherwise moving through it at intervals rather than staying fixed in one spot, since regular movement makes it easier to notice anything unusual. The word also works as a noun for both the activity itself and for the group of people carrying it out, as in a police patrol or a border patrol. Beyond security work, the verb extends easily to other kinds of regular checking, such as a lifeguard who patrols a beach or a ranger who patrols a park. The underlying idea is always the same: moving through territory again and again to keep watch over it.
How PATROL is used
Common in military, police, and security contexts, and easily extended to any regular watch over an area.
- Officers patrol the neighborhood every evening.
- Soldiers were sent to patrol the border overnight.
- A lifeguard patrolled the beach for signs of trouble.
- The security guard patrols the parking lot on an hourly schedule.
- Rangers patrol the park to check for poachers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATROL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PATROL
The 6 tiles of PATROL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PATROL
14 longer words begin with PATROL.
Shorter words from the letters in PATROL
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Common questions about PATROL
- Is PATROL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATROL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATROL worth?
- PATROL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATROL mean?
- To move regularly through an area or along a route in order to guard it, watch for trouble, or check that everything is in order.
- What letters can be added to PATROL?
- PATROL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PATROL:
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