PSALTERY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PSALTERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSALTERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSALTERY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSALTERY
No single letter turns PSALTERY into another word.
How PSALTERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PSALTERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PSALTERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PSALTERY
- All 8 letters of PSALTERY are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PSALTERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalmusic
An ancient stringed instrument with a flat sounding board, played by plucking the strings.
The psaltery was popular in medieval Europe and is often shown in paintings of angels making music. Its sound is soft and ringing, a little like a harp lying on its side.
How PSALTERY is used
Historical and musical term; the spelling psaltry is a rarer variant.
- The angel in the painting plays a psaltery.
- She learned to pluck the psaltery in the early-music group.
- A psaltery has a trapezoid shape and many strings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSALTERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PSALTERY
The 8 tiles of PSALTERY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PSALTERY
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Common questions about PSALTERY
- Is PSALTERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSALTERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSALTERY worth?
- PSALTERY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSALTERY mean?
- An ancient stringed instrument with a flat sounding board, played by plucking the strings.
- What letters can be added to PSALTERY?
- No single letter can be added to PSALTERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PSALTERY:
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