PETREL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PETREL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETREL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETREL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETREL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
petrelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETREL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PETREL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What does PETREL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small seabird related to the shearwaters, known for flying far out over the open ocean.
Petrels spend most of their lives far from land, gliding low over waves on long, narrow wings and returning to remote coastal cliffs or islands only to breed. Sailors once called the smallest species Mother Carey's chickens and treated their appearance as a sign of an approaching storm, a superstition that gave rise to the phrase stormy petrel for someone who seems to bring trouble wherever they go. The name itself is often traced to Saint Peter, recalling how some petrels appear to patter across the water's surface with their feet, echoing the saint walking on water. Different petrel species range enormously in size, from birds barely bigger than a sparrow to some approaching the size of a gull.
How PETREL is used
Common in ornithology and nautical writing, and in the fixed phrase stormy petrel.
- A single petrel skimmed low across the swell.
- Sailors once watched for the petrel as a warning of rough weather.
- The island cliffs held thousands of nesting petrels.
- Ornithologists tagged each petrel before releasing it back to sea.
- She was called a stormy petrel for the trouble that followed her.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETREL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PETREL
The 6 tiles of PETREL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PETREL
1 longer words begin with PETREL.
Shorter words from the letters in PETREL
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Common questions about PETREL
- Is PETREL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETREL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETREL worth?
- PETREL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETREL mean?
- A small seabird related to the shearwaters, known for flying far out over the open ocean.
- What letters can be added to PETREL?
- PETREL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PETREL:
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