PETITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PETITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETITE?
| 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 PETITE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
petitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PETITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 66,894.
What does PETITE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Small and slender in build, especially describing a woman's figure or clothing size.
Petite entered English directly from French, where it simply means small, and English speakers narrowed its use mostly to describing women who are notably short and slim rather than people or objects in general. Clothing retailers turned the word into a specific size category, offering petite ranges cut for shorter frames rather than simply scaling down standard sizes. Because petite describes proportion as much as height, a petite woman is understood to be neatly built rather than merely brief in stature. The related French word petit continues to appear in English borrowings such as petit four, a tiny bite-sized cake.
How PETITE is used
Common in everyday description and especially in the retail clothing industry, where it names a specific size range.
- The dress came in a petite size for shorter figures.
- She was petite but carried herself with great confidence.
- The shop added a petite section for customers under five foot four.
- His petite grandmother could still out-walk the whole family.
- The catalogue listed petite, regular and tall lengths for the same trousers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETITE
3 longer words begin with PETITE.
Shorter words from the letters in PETITE
Common questions about PETITE
- Is PETITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETITE worth?
- PETITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETITE mean?
- Small and slender in build, especially describing a woman's figure or clothing size.
- What letters can be added to PETITE?
- PETITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PETITE:
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