PEDALFER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PEDALFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEDALFER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEDALFER is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEDALFER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pedalfersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEDALFER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PEDALFER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEDALFER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PEDALFER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A soil of humid regions, rich in iron and aluminium and lacking a layer of lime.
Rain washes the lime out of such land and leaves the metal oxides behind. Soil scientists contrast a pedalfer with the pedocal of drier country. The name blends the Greek for soil with the symbols for aluminium and iron.
How PEDALFER is used
An older soil-science term.
- The eastern forest grows on a typical pedalfer.
- A pedalfer is usually acidic and reddish.
- The textbook compares the pedalfer with desert soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEDALFER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PEDALFER
1 longer words begin with PEDALFER.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDALFER
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Common questions about PEDALFER
- Is PEDALFER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEDALFER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEDALFER worth?
- PEDALFER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEDALFER mean?
- A soil of humid regions, rich in iron and aluminium and lacking a layer of lime.
- What letters can be added to PEDALFER?
- PEDALFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PEDALFER:
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