Is PALESTRAE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALESTRAE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALESTRAE mean?
Palestrae is a form of PALESTRA.
- noun
a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + E (1) = 11 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 PALESTRAE
PALESTRAE 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 PALESTRAE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- asperate10
- palestra10
- petrales10
- pleaters10
- prelates10
- replates10
- separate10
- apteral9
- earlaps9
- epaters9
- leapers9
- palates9
- paleate9
- palters9
- pelters9
- persalt9
- petrale9
- petrels9
- plaster9
- platers9
- pleaser9
- pleater9
- prelate9
- presale9
- psalter9
- relapse9
- repeals9
- repeats9
- replate9
- respelt9
- retapes9
- spelter9
- stapler9
- arepas8
- asleep8
- earlap8
- elapse8
- epater8
- etapes8
- lapser8
- leaper8
- lepers8
- palate8
- paleae8
- palest8
- palets8
- palter8
- parles8
- pastel8
- paster8
- paters8
- pearls8
- pelter8
- peseta8
- pester8
- pestle8
- petals8
- peters8
- petrel8
- plater8
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