SCALEPAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SCALEPAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCALEPAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCALEPAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALEPAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scalepansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCALEPAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCALEPAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCALEPAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCALEPAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The dish or tray of a weighing scale on which the item to be weighed is placed.
Each side of a balance has a scalepan, and the two hang level when the weights match. The word is a plain compound used for the receiving part of any set of scales.
How SCALEPAN is used
Used when talking about the dish part of a weighing scale.
- She placed the flour in the scalepan and watched the needle.
- The left scalepan dipped under the heavier weight.
- A coin balanced on the empty scalepan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCALEPAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCALEPAN
The 8 tiles of SCALEPAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCALEPAN
1 longer words begin with SCALEPAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALEPAN
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Common questions about SCALEPAN
- Is SCALEPAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALEPAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALEPAN worth?
- SCALEPAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCALEPAN mean?
- The dish or tray of a weighing scale on which the item to be weighed is placed.
- What letters can be added to SCALEPAN?
- SCALEPAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCALEPAN:
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