PATTENING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PATTENING 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PATTENING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATTENING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATTENING
No single letter turns PATTENING into another word.
How PATTENING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PATTENING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATTENING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATTENING mean in Scrabble?
PATTENING is the -ing form (present participle) of PATTEN.
PATTEN(noun) — A wooden-soled overshoe, sometimes raised on an iron ring, once worn to lift the foot above mud or wet ground.
Anagrams of PATTENING
The 9 tiles of PATTENING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PATTENING
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Common questions about PATTENING
- Is PATTENING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PATTENING is not in it.
- How many points is PATTENING worth?
- PATTENING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PATTENING?
- No single letter can be added to PATTENING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PATTENING:
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