PELT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PELT 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 PELT?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PELT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does PELT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To throw a series of things at a person or target, one after another.
Rain, snowballs or insults can all pelt down on someone, since the word describes a rapid, repeated volley rather than a single throw. The raw skin of an animal, taken before it is tanned, carries the same name in the fur trade.
How PELT is used
Common in both the verb sense of throwing and the noun sense of an animal skin.
- The children began to pelt each other with snow.
- Rain began to pelt against the window.
- The trapper stretched the pelt to dry.
- A fox pelt hung on the cabin wall.
- Hail seemed to pelt the roof all night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PELT
The 4 tiles of PELT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PELT
23 longer words begin with PELT.
Words ending in PELT
5 words end in PELT. Useful as a back hook: play PELT onto a word already on the board.
Words with PELT inside
8 words contain PELT in the middle. Words that start with PELT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PELT
Common questions about PELT
- Is PELT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELT worth?
- PELT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELT mean?
- To throw a series of things at a person or target, one after another.
- What letters can be added to PELT?
- PELT takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PELT:
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