PELAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PELAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELAGE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELAGE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELAGE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PELAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does PELAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The natural covering of fur, hair or wool on a mammal.
Zoologists use pelage when they talk about an animal's coat as a whole, including its colour, thickness and texture, rather than about single hairs. The pelage of many species changes with the seasons, growing thicker and paler for winter. The word came into English from French and is rarely heard outside natural history and veterinary writing.
How PELAGE is used
Mostly technical; common in descriptions of animals, specimens and field observations.
- The fox's summer pelage was thin and reddish.
- Biologists recorded the colour of the pelage on each captured animal.
- Her cat has a dense, silky pelage that needs brushing daily.
- In autumn the pelage of the hare turns from brown to white.
- A patchy pelage can be a sign of illness or parasites.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELAGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PELAGE
1 longer words begin with PELAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PELAGE
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Common questions about PELAGE
- Is PELAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELAGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELAGE worth?
- PELAGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELAGE mean?
- The natural covering of fur, hair or wool on a mammal.
- What letters can be added to PELAGE?
- PELAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PELAGE:
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