PEEL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PEEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PEEL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEEL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEEL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PEEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,427.
What stands out about PEEL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 PEEL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To pull or cut the skin or outer covering away from something, especially a fruit or vegetable.
When you peel an apple or a potato you strip off the thin outer layer in one motion. By extension, paint or old wallpaper is said to peel when it lifts and comes away from a wall in the same way.
How PEEL is used
Common verb, also used as a noun for the skin removed and for a flat wooden bread shovel.
- She began to peel the potatoes for dinner.
- He watched the sunburnt skin peel from his shoulders.
- The old paint started to peel off the fence.
- Peel the orange before you slice it.
- The children raced to peel their bananas first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PEEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PEEL
The 4 tiles of PEEL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PEEL
9 longer words begin with PEEL.
Words ending in PEEL
1 words end in PEEL. Useful as a back hook: play PEEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with PEEL inside
6 words contain PEEL in the middle. Words that start with PEEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PEEL
Common questions about PEEL
- Is PEEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PEEL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PEEL worth?
- PEEL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PEEL mean?
- To pull or cut the skin or outer covering away from something, especially a fruit or vegetable.
- What letters can be added to PEEL?
- PEEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PEEL:
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