PAULIN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PAULIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAULIN?
| 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 PAULIN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAULIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paulinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAULIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAULIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does PAULIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A shortened name for a tarpaulin, a large sheet of heavy waterproof canvas or similar material used to cover and protect things from weather.
Paulin developed simply by dropping the first syllable from tarpaulin, the same way people sometimes clip other long, everyday words in casual speech. Workers use a paulin to cover machinery, building materials, or an unfinished roof, so that rain and wind cannot damage whatever lies underneath. Because the word is a shortened form, most dictionaries treat paulin and tarpaulin as naming exactly the same object rather than two different things. Paulin appears more often in older or regional writing than in current everyday speech, where tarpaulin remains the far more common word.
How PAULIN is used
A less common, shortened alternative to tarpaulin; found more often in older or regional writing.
- They stretched a paulin over the woodpile before the storm.
- A torn paulin let rain leak onto the building supplies.
- The farmer covered the hay with a heavy paulin.
- Workers tied down the paulin so the wind could not lift it.
- An old paulin still covered the boat in the yard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAULIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAULIN
1 longer words begin with PAULIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PAULIN
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Common questions about PAULIN
- Is PAULIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAULIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAULIN worth?
- PAULIN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAULIN mean?
- A shortened name for a tarpaulin, a large sheet of heavy waterproof canvas or similar material used to cover and protect things from weather.
- What letters can be added to PAULIN?
- PAULIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAULIN:
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