PAYLOAD is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PAYLOAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAYLOAD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAYLOAD is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAYLOAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
payloadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAYLOAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAYLOAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does PAYLOAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The part of a vehicle's load that earns money or serves its purpose, such as cargo, passengers or equipment.
Payload separates the useful cargo from the weight of the craft and its fuel. In rocketry it means satellites and instruments, in military use it means a warhead, and in computing it means the actual data inside a transmitted packet.
How PAYLOAD is used
Payload is common in aviation, space flight, weapons and computing.
- The rocket carried a heavy payload into orbit.
- The truck was limited to a payload of two tonnes.
- The payload of the packet was encrypted.
- Engineers worked to reduce the weight so the payload could grow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAYLOAD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAYLOAD
1 longer words begin with PAYLOAD.
Shorter words from the letters in PAYLOAD
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Common questions about PAYLOAD
- Is PAYLOAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAYLOAD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAYLOAD worth?
- PAYLOAD is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAYLOAD mean?
- The part of a vehicle's load that earns money or serves its purpose, such as cargo, passengers or equipment.
- What letters can be added to PAYLOAD?
- PAYLOAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAYLOAD:
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