Is PALAVERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALAVERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALAVERS mean?
Palavers 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
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 13 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 PALAVERS
PALAVERS 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 PALAVERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- palaver12
- pavers11
- vapers11
- parve10
- paver10
- paves10
- pervs10
- vaper10
- vapes10
- earlaps9
- alvars9
- larvae9
- larvas9
- lavers9
- ravels9
- salver9
- serval9
- slaver9
- velars9
- versal9
- pave9
- perv9
- vape9
- arepas8
- earlap8
- lapser8
- parles8
- pearls8
- salpae8
- sarape8
- alvar8
- arval8
- avers8
- larva8
- lavas8
- laver8
- laves8
- levas8
- ravel8
- raves8
- salve8
- saver8
- selva8
- slave8
- vales8
- valse8
- varas8
- vasal8
- veals8
- velar8
- apers7
- apres7
- arepa7
- asper7
- lapse7
- larps7
- leaps7
- palea7
- paler7
- pales7
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