PATRONISER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. PATRONISER is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PATRONISER?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PATRONISER is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PATRONISER

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PATRONISER scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in PATRONISER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRONISER has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PATRONISER

• The same 10 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

Anagrams of PATRONISER

The 10 tiles of PATRONISER in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with PATRONISER

1 longer words begin with PATRONISER.

Shorter words from the letters in PATRONISER

Showing 40 of 1429. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about PATRONISER

Is PATRONISER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRONISER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PATRONISER worth?

PATRONISER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PATRONISER?

PATRONISER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.