PSALTRY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PSALTRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSALTRY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PSALTRY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSALTRY
No single letter turns PSALTRY into another word.
How PSALTRY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PSALTRY, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about PSALTRY
- PSALTRY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PSALTRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient stringed instrument, similar to a dulcimer, played by plucking the strings.
The psaltry is a shorter spelling of psaltery and belongs to the family of plucked board instruments of the medieval world. It turns up in poems and in descriptions of early music rather than in daily talk.
How PSALTRY is used
Appears in historical and literary contexts, in descriptions of old musical instruments.
- A painted angel in the window holds a psaltry.
- The musician strummed the psaltry while the singer waited.
- The museum displays a psaltry from the fifteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSALTRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PSALTRY
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Common questions about PSALTRY
- Is PSALTRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSALTRY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSALTRY worth?
- PSALTRY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSALTRY mean?
- An ancient stringed instrument, similar to a dulcimer, played by plucking the strings.
- What letters can be added to PSALTRY?
- No single letter can be added to PSALTRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PSALTRY:
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