Is PALISADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALISADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALISADES mean?
Palisades is a form of PALISADE.
- noun
fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
- verb
surround with a wall in order to fortify
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 PALISADES
PALISADES 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 PALISADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- despisal11
- palisade11
- palaises10
- alipeds10
- apsidal10
- apsides10
- dispels10
- elapids10
- lapides10
- palsied10
- passade10
- pleiads10
- salpids10
- assailed9
- espials9
- lapises9
- lipases9
- palsies9
- aliped9
- dipsas9
- dispel9
- elapid9
- lapsed9
- lisped9
- padles9
- passed9
- pedals9
- pissed9
- plaids9
- pleads9
- pleiad9
- salpid9
- sliped9
- spades9
- spiled9
- aidless8
- aliased8
- dalasis8
- espial8
- lapses8
- lipase8
- paisas8
- palais8
- palsas8
- passel8
- plisse8
- saleps8
- salpae8
- salpas8
- sepals8
- sepias8
- slipes8
- spails8
- spales8
- speils8
- spiels8
- spiles8
- padis8
- padle8
- paled8
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