PAYROLL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PAYROLL 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 PAYROLL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAYROLL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAYROLL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
payrollsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAYROLL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAYROLL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PAYROLL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A list of the people employed by a company together with the pay each of them is due.
Payroll also names the total sum a firm spends on wages, and the office that works out those payments. When a company cuts costs, it often looks at its payroll first. Being on the payroll simply means being a paid employee.
How PAYROLL is used
Payroll is common in business, accounting and staffing talk.
- The company has two hundred people on its payroll.
- Payroll closes on the twentieth of every month.
- A rise in payroll costs forced the shop to cut hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAYROLL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAYROLL
1 longer words begin with PAYROLL.
Shorter words from the letters in PAYROLL
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Common questions about PAYROLL
- Is PAYROLL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAYROLL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAYROLL worth?
- PAYROLL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAYROLL mean?
- A list of the people employed by a company together with the pay each of them is due.
- What letters can be added to PAYROLL?
- PAYROLL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAYROLL:
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