Is PALAVERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALAVERING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALAVERING mean?
Palavering is a form of PALAVER.
- noun
flattery intended to persuade
- noun
loud and confused and empty talk
“mere rhetoric”
- verb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- verb
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
“He palavered her into going along”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 PALAVERING
PALAVERING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PALAVERING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- repaving14
- raveling12
- palaver12
- prevail12
- paving12
- vaping12
- grapline11
- pearling11
- valerian11
- leaving11
- reaving11
- vaginae11
- vaginal11
- vealing11
- vinegar11
- pavane11
- airplane10
- graplin10
- grapnel10
- larping10
- leaping10
- paginal10
- parling10
- pealing10
- ravelin10
- reaping10
- reavail10
- velaria10
- gavial10
- glaive10
- gravel10
- graven10
- lavage10
- laving10
- ravage10
- raving10
- rivage10
- vagile10
- vagina10
- virgae10
- parve10
- pavan10
- paver10
- pavin10
- vaper10
- viper10
- geranial9
- plainer9
- praline9
- preanal9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- graple9
- larvae9
- naiver9
- paling9
- parang9
- paring9
- pinger9
- raping9
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