PETTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PETTLE 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 PETTLE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETTLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETTLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETTLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PETTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 150,512.
What does PETTLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialectScots
To pamper or coddle a person or animal with fussing, gentle attention.
Pettle belongs to Scots and northern English speech, where it names the indulgent care given to a spoiled child, a favourite animal, or an invalid. The word grew out of the same root as pet but kept a separate spelling and a narrower, more affectionate sense of spoiling someone. Writers reaching for a regional flavour still choose pettle rather than the plain verb pamper.
How PETTLE is used
Regional; found in Scots and northern English dialect writing, rarely in standard usage.
- The old woman would pettle the lamb as if it were a baby.
- Her grandmother loved to pettle every sickly chick on the farm.
- He complained that his wife did nothing but pettle the youngest child.
- They pettle a favourite dog with scraps from every meal.
- Nobody could pettle a complaining patient better than the old nurse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETTLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETTLE
2 longer words begin with PETTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PETTLE
Common questions about PETTLE
- Is PETTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETTLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETTLE worth?
- PETTLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETTLE mean?
- To pamper or coddle a person or animal with fussing, gentle attention.
- What letters can be added to PETTLE?
- PETTLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PETTLE:
Open PETTLE in the Word Finder