PELE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PELE 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 PELE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PELE, 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 PELE
- 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 PELE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small fortified stone tower built for defence along the Scottish and English border in the late Middle Ages.
A family living near the border kept livestock and valuables inside the ground floor of a pele during a raid and retreated to the upper floors themselves. A pele was built thick-walled and narrow-windowed against sudden attack.
How PELE is used
Historical term, met in accounts of the Anglo-Scottish borders; also spelled peel.
- The ruined pele still guards the hillside.
- Cattle were driven inside the pele during a raid.
- Local families sheltered in the pele for generations.
- A narrow stair climbed through the pele to the battlement.
- Historians mapped every pele along the border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PELE
The 4 tiles of PELE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PELE
5 longer words begin with PELE.
Words ending in PELE
1 words end in PELE. Useful as a back hook: play PELE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PELE inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain PELE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PELE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PELE
Common questions about PELE
- Is PELE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELE worth?
- PELE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELE mean?
- A small fortified stone tower built for defence along the Scottish and English border in the late Middle Ages.
- What letters can be added to PELE?
- PELE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PELE:
Open PELE in the Word Finder