PEDLARY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PEDLARY 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 PEDLARY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEDLARY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEDLARY
No single letter turns PEDLARY into another word.
How PEDLARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PEDLARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does PEDLARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The trade of a pedlar, who travels about selling small goods.
Pedlary names the trade as a whole, with its long walks, packs of ribbons and pins, and knock at every door. It is an old-fashioned word, and the same sense is also expressed by pedlery.
How PEDLARY is used
Pedlary is archaic and appears in historical writing about itinerant trade.
- He made a modest living from pedlary in the hill villages.
- Pedlary declined once shops reached the countryside.
- The book describes the hardships of pedlary in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEDLARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDLARY
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Common questions about PEDLARY
- Is PEDLARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEDLARY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEDLARY worth?
- PEDLARY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEDLARY mean?
- The trade of a pedlar, who travels about selling small goods.
- What letters can be added to PEDLARY?
- No single letter can be added to PEDLARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PEDLARY:
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