Is PAISLEY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PAISLEY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PAISLEY mean?
- noun
a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + I (1) + S (1) + L (1) + E (1) + Y (4) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PAISLEY
Single letters that turn PAISLEY into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from PAISLEY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- palsy10
- plays10
- slype10
- splay10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- easily9
- espy9
- paly9
- pays9
- pily9
- play9
- pyas9
- pyes9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yelp9
- yeps9
- yipe9
- yips9
- espial8
- lipase8
- lyase8
- pay8
- ply8
- pya8
- pye8
- spy8
- yap8
- yep8
- yip8
- lapis7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- lipas7
- pails7
- paise7
- pales7
- palis7
- peals7
- pilea7
- piles7
- pleas7
- plies7
- salep7
- sepal7
- sepia7
- slipe7
- spail7
- spale7
- speil7
- spiel7
- spile7
- ayes7
- easy7
- eyas7
- lays7
- leys7
- lyes7
- lyse7
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