PEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points

It depends on the list you play by. PEL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept PEL?

Word power: 48 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PEL is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PEL

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PEL scores

Face value of the 3 tiles in PEL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.

Anagrams of PEL

The 3 tiles of PEL in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with PEL

Showing 24 of 155 words that begin with PEL.

Words ending in PEL

Showing 24 of 25 words that end in PEL. Useful as a back hook: play PEL onto a word already on the board.

Words with PEL inside

Showing 24 of 418 words that contain PEL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in PEL

Common questions about PEL

Is PEL valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PEL is not in it.

How many points is PEL worth?

PEL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PEL?

PEL takes 6 hooks: 0 in front and 6 at the end.