PELF is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PELF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELF?
| 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 PELF is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelfsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PELF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does PELF mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
Money, regarded with contempt.
Pelf and pilfer come from the same French root about stolen goods, so the contempt was built in from the start. It survives chiefly in older verse and in quotation.
How PELF is used
Uncountable; there is no plural. Archaic.
- Pelf and honour were set against each other in the poem.
- The word pelf shares a root with pilfer.
- Filthy pelf is the commonest phrase containing it.
- Pelf carried contempt from the beginning.
- Older verse uses pelf where prose would not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PELF
1 longer words begin with PELF.
Shorter words from the letters in PELF
Common questions about PELF
- Is PELF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELF worth?
- PELF is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELF mean?
- Money, regarded with contempt.
- What letters can be added to PELF?
- PELF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PELF:
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