PELAU is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PELAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELAU?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELAU is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelausChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELAU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PELAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does PELAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
Caribbean
A Caribbean rice dish cooked with meat, pigeon peas and caramelized sugar, giving it a characteristic brown color.
Pelau is especially associated with Trinidad and Tobago, where cooks caramelize sugar in a pot before browning meat in it, then add rice, pigeon peas, coconut milk and vegetables to cook together in one pot. The name and technique are related to pilau and similar rice dishes found across South Asia and the Middle East, carried into the Caribbean through earlier waves of migration and trade. Every household tends to have its own version of pelau, varying the meat, spices and vegetables used. It is commonly served at gatherings and celebrations as a filling, one-pot meal.
How PELAU is used
Used in Caribbean cooking, especially Trinidadian, for a one-pot rice and meat dish.
- Her grandmother's pelau always included chicken and pigeon peas.
- The caramelized sugar gives pelau its deep brown color.
- They cooked a big pot of pelau for the family reunion.
- The recipe for pelau varies from one Caribbean island to another.
- He added coconut milk to make the pelau richer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELAU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PELAU
1 longer words begin with PELAU.
Shorter words from the letters in PELAU
Common questions about PELAU
- Is PELAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELAU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELAU worth?
- PELAU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELAU mean?
- A Caribbean rice dish cooked with meat, pigeon peas and caramelized sugar, giving it a characteristic brown color.
- What letters can be added to PELAU?
- PELAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PELAU:
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