PETRONEL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PETRONEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETRONEL?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETRONEL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETRONEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
petronelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETRONEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PETRONEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETRONEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PETRONEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalobsolete
A large pistol or carbine used by cavalry in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
The petronel was a heavy firearm, fired with the butt against the chest rather than the shoulder. It belongs to the early gunpowder era and now appears mainly in military history.
How PETRONEL is used
Obsolete weapon term met in historical and military writing.
- The horseman carried a petronel at his saddle.
- A petronel was heavy and slow to reload.
- The museum keeps a rare petronel from the 1580s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETRONEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETRONEL
3 longer words begin with PETRONEL.
Shorter words from the letters in PETRONEL
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Common questions about PETRONEL
- Is PETRONEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETRONEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETRONEL worth?
- PETRONEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETRONEL mean?
- A large pistol or carbine used by cavalry in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
- What letters can be added to PETRONEL?
- PETRONEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PETRONEL:
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