PETTING is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PETTING 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 PETTING?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETTING is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETTING
Front hooks — 1
spettingBack hooks — 1
pettingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETTING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PETTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What does PETTING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of stroking an animal, or of kissing and caressing a partner affectionately.
Petting can describe gentle touch toward a dog or cat, which is the sense used at a petting zoo. In older usage it also meant romantic caressing short of intimacy.
How PETTING is used
Petting is common in phrases like petting zoo, where visitors may touch the animals.
- The children enjoyed the petting at the farm.
- The sign said that petting of the goats was welcome.
- Too much petting made the cat restless.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETTING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETTING
1 longer words begin with PETTING.
Shorter words from the letters in PETTING
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Common questions about PETTING
- Is PETTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETTING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETTING worth?
- PETTING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETTING mean?
- The act of stroking an animal, or of kissing and caressing a partner affectionately.
- What letters can be added to PETTING?
- PETTING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PETTING:
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