Is PALESTRAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALESTRAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALESTRAS mean?
Palestras 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) + S (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 PALESTRAS
PALESTRAS 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 PALESTRAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- palestra10
- persalts10
- plasters10
- psalters10
- staplers10
- apteral9
- earlaps9
- lapsers9
- palates9
- palters9
- pastels9
- pasters9
- persalt9
- plaster9
- platers9
- psalter9
- repasts9
- sarapes9
- satraps9
- sparest9
- stapler9
- staples9
- tapless9
- arepas8
- aspers8
- earlap8
- lapser8
- lapses8
- palate8
- palest8
- palets8
- palsas8
- palter8
- parles8
- parses8
- passel8
- passer8
- pastas8
- pastel8
- paster8
- pastes8
- paters8
- pearls8
- petals8
- plater8
- plates8
- pleats8
- prases8
- prates8
- prests8
- repass8
- repast8
- saleps8
- salpae8
- salpas8
- sarape8
- satrap8
- sepals8
- septal8
- spales8
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