PATTAMAR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PATTAMAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATTAMAR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATTAMAR is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATTAMAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pattamarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATTAMAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PATTAMAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATTAMAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATTAMAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A swift sailing vessel with lateen sails used on the west coast of India for coastal trade and messages.
Colonial records mention the pattamar as a courier boat carrying dispatches along the coast. It had up to three masts and was fast in a light breeze. Today the word survives mostly in maritime history.
How PATTAMAR is used
A historical nautical term from Indian coastal shipping.
- A pattamar brought the letter from Bombay in two days.
- The merchant hired a pattamar to carry his goods to Goa.
- Old charts show pattamar routes along the Malabar coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATTAMAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATTAMAR
1 longer words begin with PATTAMAR.
Shorter words from the letters in PATTAMAR
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Common questions about PATTAMAR
- Is PATTAMAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATTAMAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATTAMAR worth?
- PATTAMAR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATTAMAR mean?
- A swift sailing vessel with lateen sails used on the west coast of India for coastal trade and messages.
- What letters can be added to PATTAMAR?
- PATTAMAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PATTAMAR:
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