PEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEAT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEAT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about PEAT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PEAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Partly decayed plant matter that has built up in wet, low-oxygen ground over long periods, and is cut and dried for use as fuel or garden compost.
Peat forms slowly in a bog where dead moss and other plants cannot fully rot. Once cut and dried it burns with a slow, smoky flame that gives certain whiskies their distinctive flavour.
How PEAT is used
Common in discussion of bogs, fuel, gardening and whisky production.
- They cut peat from the bog for winter fuel.
- The garden centre sold bags of peat for potting soil.
- Smoke from the peat fire filled the cottage.
- The whisky is smoked over peat.
- Draining the peat destroyed the rare bog plants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEAT
The 4 tiles of PEAT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PEAT
14 longer words begin with PEAT.
Words ending in PEAT
4 words end in PEAT. Useful as a back hook: play PEAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with PEAT inside
21 words contain PEAT in the middle. Words that start with PEAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PEAT
Common questions about PEAT
- Is PEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEAT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEAT worth?
- PEAT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEAT mean?
- Partly decayed plant matter that has built up in wet, low-oxygen ground over long periods, and is cut and dried for use as fuel or garden compost.
- What letters can be added to PEAT?
- PEAT takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PEAT:
Open PEAT in the Word Finder